Which C.S. Lewis novel retells the Cupid and Psyche myth from a mortal woman’s viewpoint?

Till We Have Faces retells the Cupid and Psyche myth from the viewpoint of a mortal woman. C.S. Lewis published the novel in 1956, and he regarded it as one of his best works.

The story is set in the fictional ancient kingdom of Glome. Its narrator, Orual, is a princess whose relationship with her half-sister Psyche drives the plot. The novel explores jealousy, accusation, love, self-knowledge, and the difficulty of seeing the truth about one’s own motives.

The title comes from the novel’s concern with identity and the possibility of finally confronting reality without disguises. Unlike the Narnia books, Till We Have Faces is not written primarily for children and does not use a modern English setting. Its classical source is the tale of Cupid and Psyche found in Apuleius’s The Golden Ass, but Lewis substantially reshaped the material.