He meets the married American poet Joy Gresham and her young son Douglas on their visit to England, not yet knowing the circumstances of Gresham's troubled marriage.

Now Joy Gresham - she got somewhere with C. S. Lewis.

And Debra Winger, the love of his life Joy Gresham.

Lewis and Sayer became close friends to the extent that Lewis sought Sayer's advice when considering marrying Joy Gresham.

When Joy Gresham first began to write Lewis fan letters from the States, her marriage was failing.

The book has no connection with Lewis' unexpected marriage in later life to Joy Gresham.

April 23 - C. S. Lewis marries Joy Gresham at Oxford register office.

The story follows Lewis as he meets an American fan, Joy Gresham, whom he befriends and eventually marries.

(It was written before he met his wife, Joy Gresham; the title of the book came from the first line of a poem by William Wordsworth.)

Best Actress: Debra Winger as Joy Gresham.