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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Page 99
... Mei - tan - fu with him . " " Perhaps when you consent he won't insist . " He could not have known why , when he said this , she looked at him so strangely . " You're not really frightened ? " he asked her . " No , " she said . " You've ...
... Mei - tan - fu with him . " " Perhaps when you consent he won't insist . " He could not have known why , when he said this , she looked at him so strangely . " You're not really frightened ? " he asked her . " No , " she said . " You've ...
Page 133
... Mei - tan - fu is not a health resort . They live in the very middle of the city , in the poorest district , they work very hard and they never have a holiday . " " But are there only three and the Mother Su- perior now ? " " Oh , no ...
... Mei - tan - fu is not a health resort . They live in the very middle of the city , in the poorest district , they work very hard and they never have a holiday . " " But are there only three and the Mother Su- perior now ? " " Oh , no ...
Page 254
... Mei - tan - fu . " " You're not mistaken , " said Kitty . For a moment she had a picture before her mind's eye of that beggar with the tousled head in the blue rags through which you saw the emaciated limbs , who had lain dead against ...
... Mei - tan - fu . " " You're not mistaken , " said Kitty . For a moment she had a picture before her mind's eye of that beggar with the tousled head in the blue rags through which you saw the emaciated limbs , who had lain dead against ...
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