TILL WE HAVE FACES is a novel by C.S. Lewis that retells the myth of Cupid and Psyche. There are variations of this myth, but (very) basically, it goes something like this: The goddess Venus becomes jealous of Psyche's astounding mortal beauty. She orders her son Cupid to fly to her and with the aid of his golden arrows, cause her to fall in love with a beast (or not to fall in love at all), but upo…
SOURCE: St. Louis Theatre Snob at 12:33AM on April 19, 2011