Where Angels Fear to Tread

Recently widowed and anxious to escape the clutches of her oppressively meddlesome in-laws, free-spirited Lilia Herriton travels to the hillside Tuscan town of Monteriano under the guise of being her chaperone, while leaving her young daughter in the care of her grandparents. There she falls in love with both the countryside and Gino Carella, a handsome young villager, and she decides to stay. Appalled by her behavior and concerned about Lilia's future, Mrs. Herriton dispatches her son Philip to Italy to persuade her to return home, but by the time he arrives Lilia and Gino have wed. The consequences of their union become increasingly complicated when Lilia dies in childbirth, leaving her grieving husband with an infant son to raise with the help of his ageing mother.