Morgan Forster is considered one of England's greatest novelists This is a sympathetic attempt to unravel the connections between his novels and his life, exploring his lifelong obsession with houses, families and traditions, the tentacle grasp of his widowed mother and the sexual and emotional frustration because of his homosexuality We also learn that 'Maurice', his posthumously published novel, was based on real people and events Interweaving biographic insight with a deep understanding of the novels, the result is intuitive and original