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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... brought back the dead bird which a mo- ment before had been so exultantly alive . It was a cruel sight . We ate the breast for dinner that night . The flesh was white , tender and succulent ; it was a welcome change from the scraggy ...
... brought back the dead bird which a mo- ment before had been so exultantly alive . It was a cruel sight . We ate the breast for dinner that night . The flesh was white , tender and succulent ; it was a welcome change from the scraggy ...
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... brought a sob into her voice . " She was one of the Sisters who came out from France with me ten years ago . There are only three of us left now . I remember , we stood in a little group at the end of the boat ( what do you call it ...
... brought a sob into her voice . " She was one of the Sisters who came out from France with me ten years ago . There are only three of us left now . I remember , we stood in a little group at the end of the boat ( what do you call it ...
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... brought up . " The Mother Superior hesitated for a moment , but Kitty watching her could see no change in the serenity of her beautiful and austere face . " It is hard for my mother who is old now , for I am her only daughter and she ...
... brought up . " The Mother Superior hesitated for a moment , but Kitty watching her could see no change in the serenity of her beautiful and austere face . " It is hard for my mother who is old now , for I am her only daughter and she ...
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