Which C.S. Lewis novel features the character Orual as its narrator and central figure?

Till We Have Faces features Orual as its narrator and central figure.

Published in 1956, the novel is Lewis’s retelling of the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche. Orual is the eldest daughter of the king of Glome, and she recounts the story from her own perspective. Her account challenges the reader to consider how jealousy, love, grievance, and self-knowledge shape a person’s understanding of events.

Unlike the Narnia books, the novel is set in a fictional ancient kingdom rather than a secondary world connected to modern Britain. Lewis drew on the myth as presented by the Roman author Apuleius, but he substantially reworked the narrative and gave the traditionally less prominent sister a powerful voice.

The title comes from the idea that a person cannot truly confront the gods—or ultimate reality—until the person has a face to present. Readers sometimes overlook this book because Lewis is more commonly associated with Narnia and Christian apologetics. It is widely regarded as one of his most psychologically complex novels.