The timelines don't really work. I mean, yes, it's after he met Joy Davidman, but so is a lot of other stuff (The Last Battle came out the same year). I think there's a good bit of Mary Renault influence in there, and possibly Naomi Mitchison.
Joy Davidman, from the biographies I've read, was a fascinating person but deeply messed up.
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Date: 2023-01-17 09:57 am (UTC)Joy Davidman, from the biographies I've read, was a fascinating person but deeply messed up.