Meanwhile, for the uninitiated:
The Narnia chronicles were written as a set of children's
books, but there is no upper age limit on enjoying the way C.S.Lewis spins
this allegorical tale about these enchanted lands. Some see parallels
between Aslam - the Lion and Christ, I would not argue with that, knowing
that the author himself professed a faith in Christ.
At one level they are pure escapism. There is a
land where even the arm off lamp post will grow, where animals talk
clearly in English. In an age when all is complication, this is an
arena where the mind can run free, we can all be children, marvelling at
what this world has to offer. There is at least one love story, battles
too many to mention, murder conspiracy, and humour. A wicked witch,
a Lion that talks and flies, along with horses, and mice, and....