Till We Have Faces: a Myth Retold

Brief Description: Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche's unattractive and embittered older sister, who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche's fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Marc Notes: Unabridged.; Compact disc.; Read by Wanda McCaddon.; Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche's unattractive and embittered older sister, who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche's fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Publisher Marketing: C. S. Lewis reworks the timeless myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction in this novel about the struggle between sacred and profane love. Set in the pre-Christian world of Glome on the outskirts of Greek civilization, it is a tale of two princesses: the beautiful Psyche, who is loved by the god of love himself, and Orual, Psyche's unattractive and embittered older sister who loves Psyche with a destructive possessiveness. Her frustration and jealousy over Psyche's fate sets Orual on the troubled path of self-discovery. Lewis' last work of fiction, this is often considered his best by critics. Review Citations:

Christianity Today 07/01/2008 pg. 55 (EAN 9780156904360, Paperback)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 607 (EAN 9780156904360, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Lewis, C S C. S. Lewis is most famous for his works The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe which made up part of the Chronicles of Narnia series. He is also renowned as a Christian apologist and a scholar of literature. His books have been made into movies and many films have been made and books written about his life. Contributor Bio:  McCaddon, Wanda Wanda McCaddon has won more than twenty-five "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, including for "The Seamstress" by Sara Tuvel Bernstein, for which she also earned a coveted Audie Award. "AudioFile" magazine has also named her one of recording's Golden Voices. Wanda appears regularly on the professional stage in the San Francisco Bay Area.