Where Angels Fear to Tread
Ratings11
Average rating3.4
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) follows two women to Italy: the widowed Lilia Herriton and her traveling companion Caroline Abbott. Lilia falls passionately in love with the country, and also with a young Italian man. Her decision to remain in Italy enrages her dead husband's family, who send her brother-in-law to fetch her back.
Reviews
Popular Reviews
Reviews with the most likes.
Some spoilers in the paragraph below...
Widowed Lilia Herriton travels to Italy and falls in love with a much younger man, Gino. Family is sent to Italy to stop the upcoming wedding between the two, but brother-in-law Philip arrives too late. Lilia dies in childbirth, and Philip is sent back to Italy to retrieve the child...
It's been a long time since I have read a book that left me thinking like this one did. Now I plan to watch the 1991 movie.
Related Books
Books
9 booksReaders of This Book Also Enjoyed
If you enjoyed this book, then our algorithm says you may also enjoy these.
