Where Angels Fear to Tread - With an introduction by Elif Shafak, bestselling author of The

Hot-headed Lilia is seen as nothing but a vulgar source of embarrassment to her late husband''s family, so her decision to embark on a year abroad in Tuscany is welcomed by her uptight and snobbish mother-in-law. Yet Lilia doesn''t stay away from scandal long; her announcement that she is to marry the charismatic but ill-bred Gino is met with horror by the rest of the family. Their union ends in tragedy and violence as her English relatives confront their Italian counterparts, as well as their own cultural values, amidst the beauty of the Tuscan countryside.

About the author

Edward Morgan Forster was born in London in 1879, attended Tonbridge School and went on to King's College, Cambridge in 1897, where he retained a lifelong connection and was elected to an Honorary Fellowship in 1946.
He died in June 1970.

Product details

• Authors: E M Forster, E M Forster
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.2025
• EAN: 9781399736169
• ISBN: 978-1-399-73616-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 220 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Tuscany, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1900 to c 1909, FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, FICTION / World Literature / Italy, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General