pTHE MAGICIAN'S BOOKem emis the story of one reader's long, tumultuous relationship with C.S. Lewis' emThe Chronicles of Narniaem. As a child, Laura Miller read and re-read emThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeem and its sequels countless times, and wanted nothing more that to find her own way to Narnia. In her skeptical teens, a casual reference to the Chronicles's Christian themes left her feeling betrayed and alienated from the stories she had come to know and trust. Years later, convinced that the first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with, Miller returns to Lewis's classic fantasies to see what mysteries Narnia still holds for adult eyes--and is captured in an entirely new way. pp ppIn her search to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power, Miller looks to their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a man who stands in stark contrast to his