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 65
... everything to gain by holding his tongue and everything to lose by kicking up a row . " Kitty moved uneasily . She knew how shy Walter was and she could believe that the fear of a scene , and the dread of public attention , might have ...
... everything to gain by holding his tongue and everything to lose by kicking up a row . " Kitty moved uneasily . She knew how shy Walter was and she could believe that the fear of a scene , and the dread of public attention , might have ...
Page 131
... everything else seem so horribly trivial . He doesn't look human . When you look at him you can hardly persuade yourself that he's ever been alive . It's hard to think that not so very many years ago he was just a little boy tearing ...
... everything else seem so horribly trivial . He doesn't look human . When you look at him you can hardly persuade yourself that he's ever been alive . It's hard to think that not so very many years ago he was just a little boy tearing ...
Page 269
... everything and anxious to cut herself off completely from the past , realised that it would out- rage the susceptibilities of the Colony if she allowed these things to go with the rest to an auction - room . They must be packed and sent ...
... everything and anxious to cut herself off completely from the past , realised that it would out- rage the susceptibilities of the Colony if she allowed these things to go with the rest to an auction - room . They must be packed and sent ...
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