Dorothy and Jack, Gina Dalfonzo
Dorothy and Jack, Gina Dalfonzo
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Dorothy and Jack
The Transforming Friendship of Dorothy L. Sayers and C.S. Lewis

Author: Gina Dalfonzo

Narrator: Pamela Klein

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 05/18/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

What happens when we push past the surface and allow real, grounded, mutually challenging, and edifying friendships to develop? We need only look at the little-known friendship between eminent Christian thinkers Dorothy L. Sayers and C. S. Lewis to find out. Born out of a fan letter that celebrated mystery novelist Sayers wrote to Lewis as his star was just beginning to rise, this friendship between a married woman and a longtime bachelor developed over years of correspondence as the two discovered their mutual admiration of each other's writing, thinking, and faith.

In a time when many Christians now aren't even sure that a man and a woman can be "just friends" and remain faithful, Gina Dalfonzo's engaging treatment of the relationship between two of Christianity's most important modern thinkers and writers will resonate deeply with anyone who longs for authentic, soul-stirring friendships that challenge them to grow intellectually and spiritually. Fans of Lewis and Sayers will find here a fascinating addition to their collections.

About The Author

Gina Dalfonzo is the author of One by One, a columnist at Christ & Pop Culture, and founder and editor of Dickensblog. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, Christianity Today, First Things, National Review, The Weekly Standard, Guideposts, Aleteia, Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal, In Pursuit of Truth: A Journal of Christian Scholarship, Literary Life, and OnFaith, among others. She earned her BA in English from Messiah College and her MA, also in English, from George Mason University. Dalfonzo lives in Springfield, Virginia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy

I approached this book with trepidation. It is written by a modern author on a subject I have pondered much over the last year-the relationship between two of my favorite writers and thinkers, Dorothy L. Sayers and CS Lewis. I was more than a little suspcious that the author might accidentally step......more

Goodreads review by Rachel

When I was in Uni I went through a Sayers phase. I read everything: her essays, her biographies... I was determined to find in her all of the strong questions I had that railed against the rather tame view of women from my sheltered minister's kid upbringing. She was smart. She was assertive and yet......more

Goodreads review by W.R.

the thing i loved most about this book was how clearly it showed both the influence of dorothy and jack on each other, and the good it did them both. i love that i can clearly trace the influence of each in the other's work, knowing more about when they met and how their friendship formed and how th......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

This was an excellent read and a great way to end my year of reading much of Dorothy L. Sayers' work. I know a lot about both Dorothy and Jack and have read a lot of their work, but I learned new things in this joint, focused biography. It reminded me how wonderful these two writers and people are,......more

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