The Completion of C.S. Lewis

The Completion of C. S. Lewis: From War to Joy is the final volume in a trilogy on C. S. Lewis’s life. In this third book, scholar Harry Lee Poe examines the years during World War II until Lewis’s death in 1963.

This period of his life was wrought with disappointments and tragedy, including the deaths of close friends and family, the decline of his health, and professional failings. Despite these disappointments, this time was also marked by deep and meaningful relationships with those around him, including his friendship with and marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham. Lewis used these trials and joys to write some of his bestselling books, such as The Chronicles of Narnia; Till We Have Faces; and Surprised by Joy.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Chapter 1: The Dreary Aftermath of War | 1945-1949
4. Chapter 2: Work, Work, Work | 1945-1949
5. Chapter 3: A New Agenda and New Friends | 1945-1950
6. Chapter 4: Narnia and Beyond | 1949-1954
7. Chapter 5: The New Freedom | 1951-1954
8. Chapter 6: Journey to Cambridge | 1954-1955
9. Chapter 7: Jack and Joy | 1955-1957
10. Chapter 8: Married Life | 1957-1960
11. Chapter 9: Life without Joy:1960-1963
12. Chapter 10: The Last Summer | 1963
13. Chapter 11: The Completion of a Life
14. Closing Credits