The Wardrobe Door

The Wardrobe Door

“The Magician’s Nephew” Conclusion

C.S. Lewis Read-Along, Vol. 6, Issue 17

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Aaron Earls
May 29, 2026
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Of all the Narnia books, The Magician’s Nephew might be the most deeply personal to C.S. Lewis. At the heart of the story is a little boy facing the death of his mother. This was a grief Lewis knew all too well, having lost his mom, Flora Hamilton Lewis, when he was just 10.

Unfortunately, this grief became real for me during m…

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