REALLY enjoyed this book and discussing it with our dinner/book club. It is a relatively short book, but don't expect to read it quickly. It brings you to the depths... challenging you to think about idolatrous love, new faith, God's mercy, and severe grief. It's a deep, worldly love story that leads you into the Ultimate Love story. Vanauken is a poet and his writing style very much reflects that (plus he includes many poems he authored). The insight from personal letters from C.S. Lewis is priceless.