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 142
... door on which was painted the word in- firmerie . Kitty heard groans and loud cries and sounds as though beings not ... door and slipped in . Kitty shrank back as the open door allowed her to hear more horribly the tumult within . Sister ...
... door on which was painted the word in- firmerie . Kitty heard groans and loud cries and sounds as though beings not ... door and slipped in . Kitty shrank back as the open door allowed her to hear more horribly the tumult within . Sister ...
Page 158
... door a beggar arose from the ground and asked Kitty for alms . He was clad in faded and shapeless rags that looked as though he had raked them out of a muck- heap , and through their rents you saw his skin hard and rough and tanned like ...
... door a beggar arose from the ground and asked Kitty for alms . He was clad in faded and shapeless rags that looked as though he had raked them out of a muck- heap , and through their rents you saw his skin hard and rough and tanned like ...
Page 216
... door . " Mrs. Fane . " She recognised Waddington's voice . " Yes . What is it ? " " Will you get up at once . I have something to say to you . " She rose and put on a dressing - gown . She un- locked the door and opened it . Her glance ...
... door . " Mrs. Fane . " She recognised Waddington's voice . " Yes . What is it ? " " Will you get up at once . I have something to say to you . " She rose and put on a dressing - gown . She un- locked the door and opened it . Her glance ...
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