Which C.S. Lewis novel was published in 1956 and dedicated to Joy Davidman?

Till We Have Faces was published in 1956 and dedicated to Joy Davidman. It was C.S. Lewis’s final published novel and retells the ancient myth of Cupid and Psyche from the perspective of Psyche’s sister, Orual.

The novel is set in the fictional kingdom of Glome and explores love, jealousy, religious belief, identity, and the difficulty of seeing oneself honestly. Its title comes from the idea that people may hide behind roles and self-justifying stories until they confront the truth.

Joy Davidman was an American writer whom Lewis first knew through correspondence. They underwent a civil marriage ceremony in 1956 and later received a Christian marriage ceremony in 1957. Their relationship strongly affected Lewis’s later life and writing.

The dedication identifies Davidman as “my wife,” reflecting the novel’s personal significance. Till We Have Faces is less commonly read than the Narnia books, but many critics regard it as one of Lewis’s most sophisticated works of fiction.