What was the title of C.S. Lewis’s 1956 novel about Orual and the god Cupid?

Till We Have Faces is C.S. Lewis’s 1956 novel about Orual and the god Cupid.

The novel retells the myth of Cupid and Psyche from the perspective of Orual, Psyche’s older sister. Set in the fictional ancient kingdom of Glome, it examines love, jealousy, suffering, self-knowledge, and the ways people construct accusations against the gods.

Unlike the Narnia books, Till We Have Faces is written primarily for adults and draws heavily on classical mythology. Its first-person structure makes Orual’s understanding central, while the story gradually challenges the reliability and completeness of her account.

Lewis regarded the novel as one of his best literary achievements. The title comes from the idea that human beings cannot truly confront the divine—or fully understand themselves—until they have undergone a transformation of identity and perception.