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 69
... face coal black . His face was set and stern . " He must be an agreeable companion , " thought Kitty ironically . The idea of those unfortunate ladies trying to indulge in small talk with that grim mask not a little diverted her . Of ...
... face coal black . His face was set and stern . " He must be an agreeable companion , " thought Kitty ironically . The idea of those unfortunate ladies trying to indulge in small talk with that grim mask not a little diverted her . Of ...
Page 105
William Somerset Maugham. lamp on his face she was able to watch him at her ease . She lay on the pallet on which her bed pres- ently would be set and she was in shadow . Those straight , regular features of his made his face look very ...
William Somerset Maugham. lamp on his face she was able to watch him at her ease . She lay on the pallet on which her bed pres- ently would be set and she was in shadow . Those straight , regular features of his made his face look very ...
Page 266
... face was stained and there was a red mark on one cheek where his had rested . She looked at herself with horror . It was the same face . She had expected in it she knew not what change of degradation . She hated " Swine , " she flung at ...
... face was stained and there was a red mark on one cheek where his had rested . She looked at herself with horror . It was the same face . She had expected in it she knew not what change of degradation . She hated " Swine , " she flung at ...
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