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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... Maug- ham really had it both ways . He was one of the most successful writers of the century , and yet he seems to peer out at us from the heart of his success with a disappointed , dissenting face , seems to assure us in a whisper that ...
... Maug- ham really had it both ways . He was one of the most successful writers of the century , and yet he seems to peer out at us from the heart of his success with a disappointed , dissenting face , seems to assure us in a whisper that ...
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... Maug- ham's writing . He is present to the reader , an engaging , even a com- pelling story - teller it is very hard to put down a Maugham story or - novel once you have taken it up but he is a man who is giving nothing away . Maugham's ...
... Maug- ham's writing . He is present to the reader , an engaging , even a com- pelling story - teller it is very hard to put down a Maugham story or - novel once you have taken it up but he is a man who is giving nothing away . Maugham's ...
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... Maug- ham had become a playwright with a major reputation , and that he remained until Sheppey , his last play , was performed in 1933 , and for some time afterwards , of course . When war came to Europe in 1914 , Maugham joined a Red ...
... Maug- ham had become a playwright with a major reputation , and that he remained until Sheppey , his last play , was performed in 1933 , and for some time afterwards , of course . When war came to Europe in 1914 , Maugham joined a Red ...
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