Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. This book is an intimate account of the man who helped-and through his works, continues to help-generations hear and understand the heart of Christianity. Offering glimpses into Lewis's extraordinary relationships and experiences, Jack details the great scholar's life at the Kilns days at Magdalen College meetings with the Inklings marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham and the creative process that produced such world-famous works as the classic Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters. Sayer draws from a variety of sources, including his close friendship with Lewis and the million-word diary of Lewis's brother, to paint a portrait of the man whose friends knew him as Jack. He was a devout Christian, gifted literary scholar, best-selling author, and brilliant apologist.

He was interesting but he was more than just that. Over the next twenty-nine years, author George Sayer's first impression about C. 'Interesting? Yes, he's certainly that,' said the man, who I later learned was J. I think he will be a most interesting tutor to have.' He said, 'Whatever is left of my puny brain you are welcome to it!' There was indeed a lot left to the brain of this erudite man who subsequently, and sadly, developed Alzheimer's and died a couple of years ago.As I walked away from New Buildings, I found the man that Lewis had called 'Tollers' sitting on one of the stone steps in front of the arcade. Sayer that I wished we could spend a lot more time together so I could pick his brain. My one regret about that visit to Great Malvern was that we had so little time together. I listened to the first part of the interview earlier today and felt like I just had a visit again with Mr. To my great joy I discovered today that Dick Staub posted an interview with George Sayer on The Kindlings web site. Sayer met with our group and gave us a delightful lecture on Lewis and his work, followed by a tour of Malvern College, where Lewis had been a student and Sayer himself taught English, in more recent years.

Sayer told us just what we should see and even where we could go on one of Lewis's favorite walks. Lewis's former student, friend and biographer, helped us plan what we would do for our visit to Great Malvern, the English country town where Lewis attended preparatory school between the ages of 12 and 15.

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