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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... cholera - infected town . When she asks him , later , whether he meant to kill her that way , he says , after a long hesitation , " At first . " He himself dies of cholera , and she survives , to return to England . Obviously popular ...
... cholera - infected town . When she asks him , later , whether he meant to kill her that way , he says , after a long hesitation , " At first . " He himself dies of cholera , and she survives , to return to England . Obviously popular ...
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... cholera : I should be fright- ened out of my wits . It's just asking for trouble . There's no reason for me to go . I should die . " He did not answer . She looked at him in her desperation and she could hardly restrain a cry . His face ...
... cholera : I should be fright- ened out of my wits . It's just asking for trouble . There's no reason for me to go . I should die . " He did not answer . She looked at him in her desperation and she could hardly restrain a cry . His face ...
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... Cholera ! She saw the consternation on the nuns ' faces . Sister St. Joseph looked huge and her outline was blurred . Once more terror over- whelmed her . " Oh , Mother , Mother , " she sobbed . " Am I going to die ? I don't want to die ...
... Cholera ! She saw the consternation on the nuns ' faces . Sister St. Joseph looked huge and her outline was blurred . Once more terror over- whelmed her . " Oh , Mother , Mother , " she sobbed . " Am I going to die ? I don't want to die ...
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