The Painted VeilSet in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful but love-starved Kitty Fane. When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic. Stripped of the British society of her youth and the small but effective society she fought so hard to attain in Hong Kong, she is compelled by her awakening conscience to reassess her life and learn how to love.The Painted Veil is a beautifully written affirmation of the human capacity to grow, to change, and to forgive. |
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... Charles Townsend . She was introduced to him only when with her husband she went to dine at his house . Kitty was on the de- fensive . Charles Townsend was Assistant Colonial Secretary and she had no mind to allow him to use her with ...
... Charles Townsend . She was introduced to him only when with her husband she went to dine at his house . Kitty was on the de- fensive . Charles Townsend was Assistant Colonial Secretary and she had no mind to allow him to use her with ...
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... Charles Townsend nor dreamt of him for a week . Her heart gave a sudden thud against her ribs she was cured . She could think of him now with indifference . She loved him no longer . Oh , the relief and the sense of liberation ! It was ...
... Charles Townsend nor dreamt of him for a week . Her heart gave a sudden thud against her ribs she was cured . She could think of him now with indifference . She loved him no longer . Oh , the relief and the sense of liberation ! It was ...
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... Charles Townsend matter ? Like a rich melody on a harp that rang in exultant arpeggios through the complicated harmonies of a symphony , one THE PAINTED VEIL 247.
... Charles Townsend matter ? Like a rich melody on a harp that rang in exultant arpeggios through the complicated harmonies of a symphony , one THE PAINTED VEIL 247.
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