Which C.S. Lewis novel is narrated by a medieval woman named Orual?

The C.S. Lewis novel narrated by a medieval woman named Orual is Till We Have Faces.

Published in 1956, Till We Have Faces is Lewis’s last completed novel. It retells the ancient Cupid and Psyche story from the perspective of Orual, Psyche’s older sister. The setting is a fictional kingdom influenced by the ancient world, and Orual’s account explores jealousy, love, grief, faith, and the difficulty of seeing oneself honestly.

The title comes from the book’s central idea that human beings often approach the gods with hidden motives and incomplete self-knowledge. Orual’s narrative gradually becomes an examination of her own accusations and desires rather than a simple complaint against divine silence.

The novel is distinct from Lewis’s Narnia fiction and from his explicitly theological nonfiction. Its classical source is recognizable, but the first-person perspective and psychological depth make it a reinterpretation rather than a straightforward translation of the ancient myth.