A Great Unrecorded History : A New Life of E. M. Forster (Hardcover) 9780374166786

from mikerr

Well researched without being starchy and academic, this biography of E.M. Forster hits all the right notes. In Moffat's hands, Forster's slow acceptance of his sexuality illuminates his trajectory as a author, giving insight into the evolution from Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Room with a Vi...

from willmurdoch

Moving story of the intimate life of EM Forster and his fellows. So much of a writer's life can be lived in secret; and his greatest work, "Maurice" could not be published in his lifetime. But secrecy and hiding gave him a penetrating vision of love and class that has been a light for others in t...

from fist

Is art born out of hysteria? Or does sexual fulfillment kill the creative urges? In Forster's case, he wrote a handful of great novels while still in denial and in the closet (which seems to have been located in the home he shared with his domineering mom - obviously). After Forster came to terms...

from cbomb22

The critics agree....Wendy has produced a fabulous new bio of Forster. She allows him, finally, to be who he was. This book is a 10-year labor of love and I am proud to say I helped get information for this book in a few small ways.

from cbomb22

The critics agree....Wendy has produced a fabulous new bio of Forster. She allows him, finally, to be who he was. This book is a 10-year labor of love and I am proud to say I helped get information for this book in a few small ways.