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A Severe Mercy

Written by: Sheldon Vanauken
Narrated by: Peter Chanice
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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.

©1980 Sheldon Vanauken (P)2014 HarperCollinsPublishers
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great story.

an amazing story of love in the purest way. wonderfully written and narrated. tha k you

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Some real sh*t

It took me a couple chapters to like the story enough to ignore the ancient sounding narration but I wanted to read this book for so long that it was worth it.
Intense book. I learned so much. This may become a yearly listen for me.

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Fantastic book but a not so great reading of it

I loved the story of A Severe Mercy but I was a lot less impressed by the way it was delivered. For a passionate and heartwarming story, the performance felt tired and, frankly, a bit dull. That doesn’t take away from the fact that Sheldon Vanauken’s book is amazing and is definitely worth the read!

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Excellent read

What a moving christian book on love and relationship. The narrators voice seemed to be set back to the time of the book which I found to be very compelling and interesting. This narration makes me want to run out and buy a original signed copy from the author to have in the library for evermore.

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