Severe Mercy, A
Beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death. more
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-20-2009
- A love story about growth in a marriage
This book is a love story written by a husband years after loosing his wife. The fact that he never remarried during the 40 years after her death speaks to the depth of their love. It give insight into the grief process to help others...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-12-2009
- A flowery mercy
A Severe Mercy was recommended to me by a close friend. I admit I had trouble getting through many parts of the book. It is a very introspective biography and I wanted to say "Enough!" at times. Sheldon was upper class and self...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-18-2009
- Among the best I've read!
This is one of those books that come once in a lifetime. It contained a wonderful love story, many insights and was just plain fun to read. It should be required reading for anyone contemplating marriage. I put this book in the top ten...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-04-2008
- Emotional & Compelling
'Emotional' is the one word I would use to describe this book. For the romantic, you will thoroughly enjoy it in it's entirety. If you aren't, you will find the first third to be a detailed description of a couple who's love does not...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-20-2009
- A love story about growth in a marriage
This book is a love story written by a husband years after loosing his wife. The fact that he never remarried during the 40 years after her death speaks to the depth of their love. It give insight into the grief process to help others...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-23-2006
- Super book, Poor edition
I have loved this book over the years for all the reasons stated in the other reviews printed here and purchased it again here recently as a gift. You, too, will love the read. However, my comments are regarding the edition that is being...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-30-2005
- Delusional, Comical, Possibly a Hoax
There are two scenes in this book that come directly from movies of the late 60's and early 70's. The scene where he stands up and fires the gun at the Japanese Bomber is just like the scene in Patton where George C. Scott fires at the...
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