{"product_id":"9780547599397","title":"Surprised by Joy \/ The Four Loves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If wit and wisdom, style and scholarship are requisites to passage through the pearly gates, Mr. Lewis will be among the angels.\" —T\u003ci\u003ehe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.S. Lewis was an unfailingly honest and acutely perceptive observer of humanity. In \u003ci\u003eSurprised by Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, he recounts his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from a traditional Christian childhood in Belfast to a youthful atheism and, finally, back to a confident Christianity. \u003ci\u003eThe Four Loves\u003c\/i\u003e, a candid, wise and deeply personal book, is a reflection on the four basic kinds of human love—affection, friendship, erotic love, charity—and all of the pleasures and risks that accompany them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC.S. Lewis (1898–1963) gained international renown for an impressive array of beloved works of both popular and scholarly literary criticism, children’s literature, fantasy literature, and numerous books on theology. \u003ci\u003eSurprised by Joy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Four Loves\u003c\/i\u003e are among his most celebrated achievements, as are \u003ci\u003eOut of the Silent Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Screwtape Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026655690992,"sku":"9780547599397","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547599397_p0.jpg?v=1763716809","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547599397","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}