Lewis' diary during these years of return and introspection provide readers with a different perspective into his life than does his literature or his public personality. In it he reveals, in part, from whence came both his criticism and acceptance of small town life. Killough (English, College of St. Scholastica, Minnesota) provides an introduction to Lewis' writing and to his life in general, to his years in Minnesota while he wrote this diary, as well as to the text and its treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)