In 1952, the British professor of English at Oxford University, Staples Lewis writer Clive) at the University of choir singing, and male colleagues eat together, and the two brothers grew up with Warne live in the old house. As a bachelor, his life as "Jack" by his relatives and friends is quite colorful. On this day, he received a letter from the American poetess Joey Gresham. She is currently staying in the UK and would like to meet Lewis once. He prepared tea for her, and the two talked very speculatively. Soon, she brought her youngest son Douglasto Lewis's house for Christmas. Douglas is also a loyal little book fan of Lewis. Joey married unfortunately and divorced after many years of separation from her husband. She plans to live with her son in London for a long time. For the convenience of Joey, Jack agreed to marry her so that she can get a British citizenship certificate and stay in the UK for a long time. At the banquet held on the Oxford campus, Joey was irritated by Jack's aloofness and non-examination of foreign affairs, and she left angrily. Joey fell ill, and the doctor diagnosed her with advanced bone cancer. It was then that Jack suddenly realized that he had fallen in love with Joey deeply. He proposed to Joey for the second time, and this time they got married in the hospital under the presidency of the parish priest.
Joey's condition is temporarily relieved, and Jack takes her back to Oxford. In his study, there is a painting called "The Golden Valley of Herefordshire", which has been hung on the wall of Jack's childhood nursery in the past. Because Jack and Joey never spent their honeymoon, Joey decided that they should look for the golden valley. Soon after, Joey became seriously ill, and she has never left the bed since then. Just beside Jack and Douglas, she passed away. Before she died, Jack promised her to take care of her son Douglas. After holding a funeral for Joey, Jack was silently immersed in extreme grief. However, he finally cheered up and resumed the daily work of the university he was familiar with. On a clear day, Jack and Douglas walked slowly in the "golden valley" depicted in the painting
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