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C. S. Lewis was their mentor and friend. When tragedy struck, he became their guide and a comforter of piercing insight and compassion. His letters are carefully preserved and reproduced in this moving account of the extraordinary love between Sheldon Vanauken and Jean Davis. This beautiful tale bears witness not only to the relationship between Van and Davy, but to the understanding which grew between two men who both had to suffer the severe pain of loss.

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One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It belongs in the genre of St Augustine's Confessions. * Dom Julian OSB *
Very, very good ... I don't think I could ever forget it. * The Rev. Walter Hooper *

A Severe Mercy

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    A Paperback / softback by Sheldon Vanauken

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 17 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9781444701401
      978-1444701401
      ISBN-10 1444701401
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      Biography Memoirs Education Christian life and practice

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      C. S. Lewis was their mentor and friend. When tragedy struck, he became their guide and a comforter of piercing insight and compassion. His letters are carefully preserved and reproduced in this moving account of the extraordinary love between Sheldon Vanauken and Jean Davis. This beautiful tale bears witness not only to the relationship between Van and Davy, but to the understanding which grew between two men who both had to suffer the severe pain of loss.

      Trade Review
      One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It belongs in the genre of St Augustine's Confessions. * Dom Julian OSB *
      Very, very good ... I don't think I could ever forget it. * The Rev. Walter Hooper *

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