Alan Jacobs

"The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original...

Living out his twilight years in a snowbound Vermont town, tragedy strikes when Martin Tillman's beloved daughter returns home for the holidays. While out doing some last minute shopping his daughter, Penny, is shot and killed. Crushed by her tragic and sudden death Martin falls to pieces and decides to set out in order to track down the weapon that he believes was used to kill his daughter. He, also, begins to search for his estranged granddaughter...