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Once Upon a Wardrobe

Patti Callahan’s gentle novel contains beautifully cinematic images of snow, C.S. Lewis’ childhood and Oxford’s medieval colleges.

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Review of ‘Once Upon a Wardrobe’

As Patti Callahan’s Once Upon a Wardrobe opens, it’s December 1950 in Worcestershire, England, and 8-year-old George Devonshire knows he’s not going to get better. His congenital heart disease is worsening, and there are no treatments left.

George, an ardent fan of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, wants his adored big…

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