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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William Somerset Maugham. ment on Dorothy Townsend . How unfortunate to be called Dorothy ! It dated you . She was thirty - eight at least . But Charlie never spoke of her . Of course he didn't care for her ; she bored him to death . But ...
William Somerset Maugham. ment on Dorothy Townsend . How unfortunate to be called Dorothy ! It dated you . She was thirty - eight at least . But Charlie never spoke of her . Of course he didn't care for her ; she bored him to death . But ...
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... Dorothy out of this . " She looked at him blankly . " But I don't understand . How can we ? " " Well , we can't only think of ourselves in this world . You know , other things being equal , there's nothing in the world I'd love more ...
... Dorothy out of this . " She looked at him blankly . " But I don't understand . How can we ? " " Well , we can't only think of ourselves in this world . You know , other things being equal , there's nothing in the world I'd love more ...
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... Dorothy ( they were Kitty and Dorothy to one another by now ) told her that if she felt up to seeing him he would like to come and bid her welcome . Kitty reflected that since she must see him she might just as well see him at once and ...
... Dorothy ( they were Kitty and Dorothy to one another by now ) told her that if she felt up to seeing him he would like to come and bid her welcome . Kitty reflected that since she must see him she might just as well see him at once and ...
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