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January 24, 2007: I first learned of Vanauken's book in the Wabash College Magazine published November 2006. At the time, my wife, my college lover of 37 years, was dying of cancer, and the brief description of the book spoke loudly to me. Reading Vanauken is like reviewing our lives, from the early Indiana locale, to Wabash College connections (my son), to the fratnerity house romance. But more, as I read the book, it reminded me of what my wife and I found as long time lovers, the realization...
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A Severe Mercy
How can "mercy" be "severe"? The very words seem at odds with each other. But are they? Preconceptions are often shattered by reality, and Lawrence C. Slater shatters a few in his new, powerfully written and masterfully crafted novel, A Severe Mercy. When providence interrupts Stern Blankley's comfort zone, strange things happen as he plunges headlong into romance and intrigue. "Etched-in-your-mind" characters join him in a suspense filled journey from cover to cover. Watch as the knife of justice...
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T roy Thompson's future was coming into full focus. Marilyn, Thompson's tall, blond wife of 15 months, had just given birth to their daughter, Victoria. With three other daughters from their previous marriages, family life was satisfying and happy. Work brought fulfillment, too. As a landscape designer in Salem, Oregon, Thompson, 32, enjoyed bringing beauty to life. The Thompsons had recently purchased land on a hill overlooking the lush Willamette Valley in Newberg, a bedroom community of Portland...
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This acclaimed story traces the idyllic marriages of Shelton 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.
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How can "mercy" by "severe"? The very words seem at odds with each other. But are they? Preconceptions are often shattered by reality, and Lawrence C. Slater shatters a few in his new, powerfully written and masterfully crafted novel, A Severe Mercy. When providence interrupts Stern Blankley's comfort zone, strange things happen as he plunges headlong into romance and intrigue. "Etched-in-your-mind" characters join him in a suspense filled journey from cover to cover. Watch as the knife of justice...
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Commoners Among the Masses
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Ready. Fire. Aim [Digipak]
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This is poetic autobiography tracing Sheldon and Jean (Davy) Vanauken's love and their intense searchy for Christian faith. At Oxford they met C.S. Lewis and, through his influence, became Christians. Then Jean contracted a mysterious illness. What follows is a forceful and moving account of hope and sorrow. Lewis's letters illustrate the hand of God..."working all things together for good to those who love Him." Vanauken's descriptions of love and beauty border on the sublime. A warning to...
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