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 110
... amah was kneel- ing on the floor , the lamp beside her , unpacking Kitty's things . xxxii THE dining - room was small and the greater part of it was filled by an immense table . On the walls were engravings of scenes from the Bible and ...
... amah was kneel- ing on the floor , the lamp beside her , unpacking Kitty's things . xxxii THE dining - room was small and the greater part of it was filled by an immense table . On the walls were engravings of scenes from the Bible and ...
Page 202
... amah . She gave her an instruction and the amah in a moment brought in a pair of very beautiful Manchu shoes . " She wants to give you these if you can wear them , " said Waddington . " You'll find they make quite good bedroom slippers ...
... amah . She gave her an instruction and the amah in a moment brought in a pair of very beautiful Manchu shoes . " She wants to give you these if you can wear them , " said Waddington . " You'll find they make quite good bedroom slippers ...
Page 249
... amah opened it . " Mrs. Fane . " Kitty turned round and saw a face which at the first moment she did not recognise . Then her heart gave a sudden quick beat and she flushed . It was Dorothy Townsend . Kitty so little expected to see her ...
... amah opened it . " Mrs. Fane . " Kitty turned round and saw a face which at the first moment she did not recognise . Then her heart gave a sudden quick beat and she flushed . It was Dorothy Townsend . Kitty so little expected to see her ...
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