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 24
... dinner parties at regular intervals . But parsimony was as strong in her as ambition . She hated to spend money . She flattered herself that she could make as much show as any one else at half the price . Her dinners were long and elab ...
... dinner parties at regular intervals . But parsimony was as strong in her as ambition . She hated to spend money . She flattered herself that she could make as much show as any one else at half the price . Her dinners were long and elab ...
Page 46
... dinner , " he said , " and if I know Dorothy the dinner's damned good . " " Why not ? " " I ought to have been told . Some one really ought to have warned me . " " What about ? " " No one said a word . How was I to know that I was going ...
... dinner , " he said , " and if I know Dorothy the dinner's damned good . " " Why not ? " " I ought to have been told . Some one really ought to have warned me . " " What about ? " " No one said a word . How was I to know that I was going ...
Page 124
... dinner . A curious in- cident happened . They had their soup and their fish and then with the chicken a fresh green salad was handed to Kitty by the boy . " Good God , you're not going to eat that , " cried Waddington , as he saw Kitty ...
... dinner . A curious in- cident happened . They had their soup and their fish and then with the chicken a fresh green salad was handed to Kitty by the boy . " Good God , you're not going to eat that , " cried Waddington , as he saw Kitty ...
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