{"product_id":"the-magicians-book-laura-miller-9780316017657","title":"The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia","description":"\u003cb\u003eEnchanted by Narnia's fantastic world as a child, prominent critic Laura Miller returns to the series as an adult to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power by looking at their creator, Clive Staples Lewis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a more interesting and ambiguous truth: Lewis's tragic and troubled childhood, his unconventional love life, and his intense but ultimately doomed friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Finally reclaiming Narnia \"for the rest of us,\" Miller casts the Chronicles as a profoundly literary creation, and the portal to a lifelong adventure in books, art, and the imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316017655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316017657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2009 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2009 pg. 85","brand":"Laura Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995517878527,"sku":"9780316017657","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f09c4307-30c4-4fe1-b2a6-f035665c0c44.jpg?v=1683336271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-magicians-book-laura-miller-9780316017657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}