Psyche is forbidden to look upon the god’s face, but is persuaded by her sister to do so she is banished for her betrayal. Disfigured and embittered, Orual loves her younger sister to a fault and suffers deeply when she is sent away to Cupid, the God of the Mountain.
Lewis wrote this, his last, extraordinary novel, to retell their story through the gaze of Psyche’s sister, Orual.
Haunted by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C.S. Why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces?” With his trademark insightfulness, Lewis reminds us of our own fallibility and the role of a higher power in our lives.“I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer. Why should they hear the babble that we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face till we have faces? Lewis provides an engaging retelling of one of the most popular myths from antiquity with what The Saturday Review called new meaning, new depths, new terrors. Lewis wrote this, his last novel, to retell their story from the perspective of Psyches sister, Orual: I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer.
From the Back Cover Fascinated by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. In this, his final-and most mature and masterful-novel, Lewis reminds us of our own fallibility and the role of a higher power in our lives. Told from the viewpoint of Psyches sister, Orual, Till We Have Faces is a brilliant examination of envy, betrayal, loss, blame, grief, guilt, and conversion. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-brilliantly reimagines the story of Cupid and Psyche. Book Synopsis A repackaged edition of the revered authors retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche-what he and many others regard as his best novel.
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