A Severe Mercy
#341 of 3,809 books · #150 in Biography & Memoir
Won the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1980).
This story traces the idyllic marriage of Sheldon and Jean Vanauken, their search for faith, their friendship with C.S. Lewis, and the tragedy of untimely death and love lost. It includes eighteen letters by C.S. Lewis.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- ISBN-13
- 9780062116703
- Genre
- Topics
- Christian faith and conversionLove and lossFriendship with C.S. Lewis
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1980)
Other awarded books from Sheldon Vanauken
Sheldon Vanauken has no other awarded or shortlisted books yet.
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