Most writers are remembered strictly for their work.
Some writers end up being remembered more for their character than their own writings.
And a handful of writers leave readers obsessed with both their writings and the person that was. With the story known as Shadowlands and the large volume of work left by the man who lived the story of the Shadowlands, C.S. Lewis would definitely fit comfortably in the later. Hence, this recent book by John Lawlor will give those who have longed to have been a student of Lewis' a taste of what it was like for at least Mr. Lawlor himself. The author tells of his preconceptions of how Lewis and the rest of Oxford would be, his first actual encounter with Lewis that would dismantle his prejudices, his Marxist hostility toward Lewis and his eventual love for the author. There are plenty of amusing stories of Lewis as a ragamuffin don and also of his gift of clarity within his lectures and dialogue.