I discovered George MacDonald's work after reading C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce...

I discovered George MacDonald in the fall of 2012, on Thanksgiving weekend. I was searching out understanding regarding God’s ultimate reconciliation of all mankind as my understanding of hell was being challenged...

I was introduced to Lewis through my very faithful sister, Sandra. She, like me, was in need of much Grace. I didn’t know it at the time. She did.  I read him because, I liked how smart she seemed to me.

He was tough to ‘get’ at first, but I kept reading and fell for his every word...

I am a lover of George MacDonald and have read quite a number of his works. Being laid up by a chronic neurological disease for many years, reading has been one of the only things I've been able to do. God has used the wonderful thoughts and ideas Macdonald brings to inspire and keep me going. At first I had a difficult time (and still do) with some of his theology. I soon learned that this was such a good thing for me... 

 I discovered George MacDonald’s works in the 1970s, including his adult novels, Lilith and Phantastes, and his children’s novel, At The Back of the North Wind. I found these books compelling and moving. I have also read Rolland Hein's book, The Harmony Within, many times over the years. Much as I loved these books, MacDonald's fairy tales were the stories that truly captivated me, and one story in particular has become a life-long obsession...

In 1976, I was pregnant with our first child.  We stumbled on MacDonald's name in C.S. Lewis' biography and thought, we'd better find out about this MacDonald person.  We went to the local Bible book store and found only three things.  A book of poems (Diary of an Old Soul), a book of sermons, and a boxed set of Gifts of the Child Christ.  We were poor but decided to splurge...

Forty years ago a mentor gifted me with a paperback copy of a work by a writer I hadn't yet met. Soon I found myself traveling alongside a poor, struggling child whose experiences with a gentle, powerful Lady helped me better grasp insights into the terrible grace and omniscience of my Lord and King... 

I am not sure how I first discovered George MacDonald; yet I feel like I have always known him, because my grandfather is also a Scotsman...

Like many others, I discovered MacDonald through the writings of CS Lewis. I had come across the name in Lewis' writings but in my early twenties grew intrigued enough to discover more about the man Lewis described as his "master." I first picked up Phantastes and was immediately drawn in by the dreamlike mythical quality of the writing...

When I was young, my aunt and uncle gave me an abridged version of The Wise Woman. It was called The Lost Princess. The illustrations were fantastic and really drew me into the story...

I was led to read Phantastes by C.S. Lewis, and honestly couldn't see what the fuss was about...