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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... convent . " The Mother Superior is a very remarkable woman , " he said . " The Sisters tell me that she be- longs to one of the greatest families in France , but they won't tell me which ; the Mother Superior , they say , doesn't wish ...
... convent . " The Mother Superior is a very remarkable woman , " he said . " The Sisters tell me that she be- longs to one of the greatest families in France , but they won't tell me which ; the Mother Superior , they say , doesn't wish ...
Page 146
... convent could so have moved her . She had gone from curiosity . She had nothing else to do and after looking for so many days at the walled city across the water she was not unwilling to have at least a glimpse of its mysteri- ous ...
... convent could so have moved her . She had gone from curiosity . She had nothing else to do and after looking for so many days at the walled city across the water she was not unwilling to have at least a glimpse of its mysteri- ous ...
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... convent , but only in one's soul . " Kitty gave a little start , but the Mother Superior passed swiftly out . xlix KITTY found the work a refreshment to her spirit . She went to the convent every morning soon after sunrise and did not ...
... convent , but only in one's soul . " Kitty gave a little start , but the Mother Superior passed swiftly out . xlix KITTY found the work a refreshment to her spirit . She went to the convent every morning soon after sunrise and did not ...
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