Till We Have Faces [Hardcover]

C. S. Lewis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services; 2nd Revised edition edition (December 1956)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002158140
• ISBN-13: 978-0329040277
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,999,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963), known as Jack to his friends, was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. His major contributions in literary criticism, children's literature, fantasy literature, and popular theology brought him international renown and acclaim. Lewis and his good friend J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of the The Lord of the Rings, were part of the Inklings, an informal writers' club that met at a local pub to discuss story ideas. Lewis's fascination with fairy tales, myths, and ancient legends, coupled with inspiration drawn from his childhood, led him to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, one of the best-loved books of all time. Six further books followed to become the immensely popular The Chronicles of Narnia. The final title in the series, The Last Battle, won the Carnegie Medal, one of the highest marks of excellence in children's literature. His other distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet, The Four Loves, The Screwtape Letters, and Mere Christianity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Face to Face, April 11, 2011

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Terri J. Rice "ricepaper" (WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Till We Have Faces (Hardcover)

I have read C.S.Lewis's many book but this is by far his best.

Lewis weaves a tale of the Greek characters, Cupid and Psyche, through the eyes of Orual, Psyche's older half-sister.

Orual is not attractive. Psyche is beautiful. Orual becomes Pysche's surrogate mother when Psyche's mother dies. Orual's love for Pyche, at first, seems beautiful and selfless. Slowly through the telling of her story, the reader begins to see that Orual's love for Psyche is ugly and selfish. Orual is obsessed with the need to love. She is obsessed with the need to be Pysche's all. It is this self-pitying, selfish love that C.S. Lewis carefully and fully extracts from Orual until we are finally face to face with her ugly reality.

Til We Have Faces is Orual's bitter quest to get answers from the gods for unjustly taking Psyche from her and giving Psyche to the God of the Mountain. Orual comes face to face with the truth that Psyche is happy and content to be sacrificed to the God of the Mountain. Orual has to face the sad truth that she is not Psyche's all.

The second part of this book is Orual's reckoning and reconciling.

This book is good on so many levels.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Displeased, May 8, 2010

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This review is from: Till We Have Faces (Hardcover)

I ordered my book back in March and have yet to receive it. I also sent a message to the seller about the problem and have not received a reply either.