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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... Walter's modera- tion had exasperated her . She asked herself why it was necessary to be so prudent : you either liked people or you didn't . She had liked Charles Town- send very much . And she had not expected to THE PAINTED VEIL 47.
... Walter's modera- tion had exasperated her . She asked herself why it was necessary to be so prudent : you either liked people or you didn't . She had liked Charles Town- send very much . And she had not expected to THE PAINTED VEIL 47.
Page 88
... expected him to say . And they made it difficult for her to speak . She had expected to blurt it out in one breath , held in his loving arms , with her burning face hid on his breast . " He agrees to my divorcing him if your wife will ...
... expected him to say . And they made it difficult for her to speak . She had expected to blurt it out in one breath , held in his loving arms , with her burning face hid on his breast . " He agrees to my divorcing him if your wife will ...
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... expected you to be one of those grim - visaged females who lead you a dog's life when you're ill in hospital . You could have knocked me down with a feather when I came into the bungalow and saw you sitting down and resting . You looked ...
... expected you to be one of those grim - visaged females who lead you a dog's life when you're ill in hospital . You could have knocked me down with a feather when I came into the bungalow and saw you sitting down and resting . You looked ...
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