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 139
... beautiful , but in a moment you realised that this was a woman whose beauty , depending on char- acter , had grown with advancing years . Her voice was deep , low and controlled , and whether she spoke in English or in French she spoke ...
... beautiful , but in a moment you realised that this was a woman whose beauty , depending on char- acter , had grown with advancing years . Her voice was deep , low and controlled , and whether she spoke in English or in French she spoke ...
Page 212
... beautiful , delicate hand round the child's shoulder and the child nestled up to her . It intrigued Kitty to observe how sweet her smile was and yet how impersonal . " It is wonderful to see the adoration that all your orphans have for ...
... beautiful , delicate hand round the child's shoulder and the child nestled up to her . It intrigued Kitty to observe how sweet her smile was and yet how impersonal . " It is wonderful to see the adoration that all your orphans have for ...
Page 232
... beautiful . I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos . The pictures they paint , the music they compose , the ...
... beautiful . I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos . The pictures they paint , the music they compose , the ...
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