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 42
... arms , his desire appeased , he who was so timid of saying absurd things , who so feared to be ridicu- lous , should use baby talk . She had offended him bitterly once by laughing and telling him that he was talking the most fearful ...
... arms , his desire appeased , he who was so timid of saying absurd things , who so feared to be ridicu- lous , should use baby talk . She had offended him bitterly once by laughing and telling him that he was talking the most fearful ...
Page 190
... arms so that she could lay her head on his breast ; cling- ing to him she could have cried happily ; she wanted him to kiss her and she wanted to twine her arms . around his neck . She began to weep . she could lie so easily . when it ...
... arms so that she could lay her head on his breast ; cling- ing to him she could have cried happily ; she wanted him to kiss her and she wanted to twine her arms . around his neck . She began to weep . she could lie so easily . when it ...
Page 264
... arms round her . " You know I didn't mean to hurt you . " " " Don't touch me . For God's sake go . Go away . " She tried to tear herself from him , but he would not let her . She was crying hysterically now . " Darling , don't you know ...
... arms round her . " You know I didn't mean to hurt you . " " " Don't touch me . For God's sake go . Go away . " She tried to tear herself from him , but he would not let her . She was crying hysterically now . " Darling , don't you know ...
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