Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

by C. S. Lewis

Fascinated by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. S. Lewis reimagines their story from the perspective of Psyche's sister, Orual. c

'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?'

Till We Have Faces is a brilliant examination of envy, betrayal, loss, blame, grief, guilt, and conversion. 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.

• ISBN10: 0156904365
• ISBN13: 9780156904360
• Publish Date: 9 July 1980 (first published 1 January 1901)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Harcourt Paperbacks
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 313
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

I think that [a:C.S. Lewis|1069006|C.S. Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1367519078p2/1069006.jpg] is saying profound things about love, and they're things we don't often consider. And for that I enjoy reading it and thinking about what he's saying. But there's something too high brow or abstract about it. I can't manage to become involved in the story or even feel that I fully and truly understand it at times. I'm not invested in the main character and often don't like her, which I kind of think is one of the points. Her captain of the guard is the only character I feel I understand and my favorite part is when the queen is discussing him with his wife. That I understand.

I also sort of think, because it is well written and abstract, that as I continue to read it there will be different places I understand and other things I like. It's one of those books that grows with the reader, I suspect.