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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... asked her . She didn't know him from Adam when a day or two later at another dance he came up and spoke to her . Then she remarked that he was at every dance she went to . " You know , I've danced with you at least a dozen times now and ...
... asked her . She didn't know him from Adam when a day or two later at another dance he came up and spoke to her . Then she remarked that he was at every dance she went to . " You know , I've danced with you at least a dozen times now and ...
Page 138
... asked Kitty how long she had been in China and if the journey from Hong - Kong had greatly tired her . She asked her if she had been in France and if she did not find the climate of Hong - Kong trying . It was a conversation , triv- ial ...
... asked Kitty how long she had been in China and if the journey from Hong - Kong had greatly tired her . She asked her if she had been in France and if she did not find the climate of Hong - Kong trying . It was a conversation , triv- ial ...
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... asked her abruptly : " Why did you want to see her ? " Kitty hesitated for a moment before answering . " I'm looking for something and I don't quite know what it is . But I know that it's very important for me to know it , and if I did ...
... asked her abruptly : " Why did you want to see her ? " Kitty hesitated for a moment before answering . " I'm looking for something and I don't quite know what it is . But I know that it's very important for me to know it , and if I did ...
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