About the Author

Sheldon Vanauken (1914-1996) was the author of Gateway to Heaven, The Glittering Illusion, and Under the Mercy, the sequel to A Severe Mercy.

Reviews

"No brief review can do justice to the human depth of this book. It invites us to explore a beautiful dollhouse of love and to witness the destruction of a relation too exquisite to last." -- Washington Post"Here is a book for anyone who has truly loved another person." -- Christianity Today"[A] deep, uncompromising story about human and divine love." -- Los Angeles Times"A towering and noble work in its own right, wrought by a real craftsman . .." -- New Oxford Review"A gem of a book . . . delivers an extraordinary impact on the reader." -- Eternity