Davy and Jacks

A fascinating historical novel that explores the vibrant, story-making world C.S. Lewis grew up in: Belfast in the early 1900s.

Unearth the influence that Ireland, Belfast, and his home life had on Lewis vivid imagination. Discover the stories C.S. Lewis read as a child and the impact they had on the man who would write over 30 books.

And, imagine the influence the young C.S. Lewis might have had on another Belfast boy.

Davy, a working-class boy living in East Belfast in 1908, needs to provide for his family. When he meets Jacks, the young C.S. Lewis, Davy is captivated by his friends world of books and stories. He plunges into imagining and adventuring with Jacks, discovering his own talent for drawing along the way. But when Davy is offered a job at the shipyard, and Jacks mother falls gravely ill, their wondrous days of make-believe seem numbered. Will they both lose their extraordinary world forever?

Judith