![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Are you back? Good.) This story starts in the nation of Glome under the reign of King Trom. If we know nothing about it, there's no way we'll be blown away as he intends. Because Lewis comes from a place of expecting us to know it, and he's about to turn the myth inside out. That might sound like seeking spoilers, but it really isn't. (Okay, I recommend you stop reading right here and now and google a quick summary of the myth. ![]() This is Lewis' adaptation of the Greek myth of Psyche and Cupid. I'm so pleased I bought it, because of the spotlight it shines on human nature. Lewis fantasy for adults highly recommended and discovered my retro copy in a second hand bookshop. Set against the backdrop of Glome, a barbaric, pre-Christian world, the struggles between sacred and profane love are illuminated as Orual learns that we cannot understand the intent of the gods "till we have faces" and sincerity in our souls and selves. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. ![]()
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