Surprised by Joy - Softcover

Lewis, C. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006280838 ISBN 13: 9780006280835

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

This autobiography of C.S.Lewis’s early life, focusing on the spiritual crisis which was to determine the shape of his entire life, now repackaged and rebranded as a key title in the C.S. Lewis Signature Classics range.

“In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God...perhaps the most dejeced and reluctant convert in all England.” Thus C.S. Lewis describes memorably the crisis of his conversion in his famous autobiography.

Lewis was for many years an atheist, and in Surprised by Joy he vividly describes the spiritual quest which eventually convinced him of the truth and reality of the Christian faith.

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Review:

‘He is admirably equipped to write spiritual autobiography for the plain man, for his outstanding gift is clarity. You can take it at two levels, as straight autobiography, or as a kind of spiritual thriller, a detective’s probing of clue and motive that led up to his return to the Christianity he had lost in childhood.’
Isabel Quigley, Sunday Times

From the Back Cover:

C.S Lewis was for many years an atheist, and in 'Surprised by Joy' he vividly describes his spiritual quest. This autobiography of his early life focuses on the crisis of faith which was to determine the shape of his entire life and career

"He is admirably equipped to write spiritual autobiography for the plain man, for his outstanding gift is clarity."
SUNDAY TIMES

"You can take it at two levels, a straight autobiography, or as a kind of spiritual thriller, a detective's probing of clue and motive that led up to his return to the Christianity he had lost in childhood."
SUNDAY TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0006280838
• ISBN 13: 9780006280835
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288