Full name: Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

Author: C. S. Lewis Year: 1956 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fantasy, Classic, Religion Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780156904360 0156904365

In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development. Set against the backdrop of Glome, a barbaric, pre-Christian world, the struggles between sacred and profane love are illuminated as Orual learns that we cannot understand the intent of the gods "till we have faces" and sincerity in our souls and selves. Similar books: Lilith by George MacDonald Grendel by John Gardner The Greek Myths by Robert Graves Mythology by Edith Hamilton D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire The Dark Tower and Other Stories by C. S. Lewis Orlando by Virginia Woolf The Golden Ass by Apuleius Conan the Conqueror by Robert E. Howard Nights At The Circus by Angela Carter The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck Beowulf by Unknown Phantastes by George MacDonald The Charwoman's Shadow by Lord Dunsany Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales by Jack Zipes New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology by Felix Guirand The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells The Adventures of Ulysses by Bernard Evslin The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris