Patti Callahan Henry
Autore di Becoming Mrs. Lewis: The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis
Sull'Autore
Patti Callahan Henry grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Auburn University with a degree in nursing, and from Georgia State with a Master¿s degree in Child Health. She left nursing after having her family and began writing stories. She had always wanted to be a writer. Her enthusiasm for mostra altro writing lead to publishing ten novels. They include Losing the Moon, Where the River Runs, When Light Breaks, Between the Tides, The Art of Keeping Secrets, and Driftwood Summer. Her title The Stories We Tell was released in June 2014 and made the hot Book Club List for 2014. Patti Callahan Henry has also appeared in several magazines including Good Housekeeping, Skirt Magazine, and Southern Living. Two of her novels were Okra Picks and Coming up For Air was selected for the August 2011 Indie Next List. She is a frequent speaker at fundraisers, library events and book festivals. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 20th century
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Mountain Brook, Alabama, USA
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- Opere
- 24
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 4,657
- Popolarità
- #5,416
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 312
- ISBN
- 203
- Lingue
- 6
- Preferito da
- 7
I found many parts of this book charming. Because the stories Lewis tells of his early life serve as a story within the story, Megs and George's actual story are slighter than you might expect, but there's still time for character development. George does fall into the trope of the angelic invalid child, too wise for his years, too good for this world, but without his illness, Megs wouldn't likely have the impetus to keep trying to ask Lewis her questions after her first attempt to catch him after a public lecture failed. The ending is drawn out, but it does answer every question the reader might have. Recommended for those interested in the life of C.S. Lewis, and for fans of historical fiction set in post-war Oxford.… (altro)