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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... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
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... better to tell the truth . She hoped he wouldn't be unhappy , but they had made a mistake and the only sensible thing was to acknowledge it . She would always think kindly of him . But even as she said this to herself a sudden gust of ...
... better to tell the truth . She hoped he wouldn't be unhappy , but they had made a mistake and the only sensible thing was to acknowledge it . She would always think kindly of him . But even as she said this to herself a sudden gust of ...
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... better look the other way . I'll have him moved when we come back . " But Kitty was trembling so violently that she could not stir . " I've never seen any one dead before . " " You'd better hurry up and get used to it then , because you ...
... better look the other way . I'll have him moved when we come back . " But Kitty was trembling so violently that she could not stir . " I've never seen any one dead before . " " You'd better hurry up and get used to it then , because you ...
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