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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... answer to some casual remark of hers . It was true that it needed no answer , but an answer all the same would have ... answered , with his affectionate smile . It showed that he had not meant to be offensive . He did not speak because ...
... answer to some casual remark of hers . It was true that it needed no answer , but an answer all the same would have ... answered , with his affectionate smile . It showed that he had not meant to be offensive . He did not speak because ...
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... answered . " I don't think I closed my eyes all night . ' 99 He gave her a look . He was smiling still , but his smile was a little set and unnatural . She thought there was a shade of anxiety in his eyes . " He knows , " she said ...
... answered . " I don't think I closed my eyes all night . ' 99 He gave her a look . He was smiling still , but his smile was a little set and unnatural . She thought there was a shade of anxiety in his eyes . " He knows , " she said ...
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... answer . She looked at him in her desperation and she could hardly restrain a cry . His face had a sort of black pallor which suddenly ter- rified her . She saw in it a look of hatred . Was it possible that he wanted her to die ? She ...
... answer . She looked at him in her desperation and she could hardly restrain a cry . His face had a sort of black pallor which suddenly ter- rified her . She saw in it a look of hatred . Was it possible that he wanted her to die ? She ...
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