Till We Have Faces

C. S. Lewis's final novel is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, framed as a long-held accusation against the gods by Psyche's older, unlovely sister, Orual. The story follows Orual, a princess of the fantastical kingdom of Glome, who is fiercely protective of her beautiful younger sister, Istra (Psyche). When a famine leads the priest to demand Psyche's sacrifice to the goddess Ungit's son, Orual is distraught. Though she expects to find her sister dead, she finds her alive and claiming to be the wife of the god of the mountain. Unable to see the god's palace herself, Orual convinces Psyche to look upon her divine husband, which leads to Psyche's exile. The novel explores Orual's transformation into the veiled Queen of Glome and her lifetime of struggle with love, jealousy, and the inscrutable nature of the gods, culminating in a journey toward self-knowledge and a final confrontation with her own flaws.

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