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 197
... child through long months of uneasiness and bore it with pain , and yet a man because of his momentary con- nection made such preposterous claims . Why should that make any difference to him in his feeling to- wards the child ? Then ...
... child through long months of uneasiness and bore it with pain , and yet a man because of his momentary con- nection made such preposterous claims . Why should that make any difference to him in his feeling to- wards the child ? Then ...
Page 273
... child . " She spoke with an emphasis which she could not prevent , but even as she spoke she knew that it was not the tone with which to carry conviction . " Are you quite sure ? " He was now roguishly smiling . " After all , you were ...
... child . " She spoke with an emphasis which she could not prevent , but even as she spoke she knew that it was not the tone with which to carry conviction . " Are you quite sure ? " He was now roguishly smiling . " After all , you were ...
Page 276
... child was born . Then followed certain instructions that Kitty must be sure to follow and various details of her sister Doris's confinement . The little boy weighed so and so much and his paternal grand- father said he had never seen a ...
... child was born . Then followed certain instructions that Kitty must be sure to follow and various details of her sister Doris's confinement . The little boy weighed so and so much and his paternal grand- father said he had never seen a ...
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