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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... friend , and Mildred and the best friend , predictably enough , go off together . It is only when we under- stand that Philip has not made a mistake , that indeed he has got just what he wanted , that things fall into place . Masochism ...
... friend , and Mildred and the best friend , predictably enough , go off together . It is only when we under- stand that Philip has not made a mistake , that indeed he has got just what he wanted , that things fall into place . Masochism ...
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... friends had brought him . She certainly paid no attention to him then and if she danced with him it was because she was good - natured and was glad to dance with any one who asked her . She didn't know him from Adam when a day or two ...
... friends had brought him . She certainly paid no attention to him then and if she danced with him it was because she was good - natured and was glad to dance with any one who asked her . She didn't know him from Adam when a day or two ...
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... friends there and he wanted to know about them . He had been down for the races a year before and he talked of ponies and their owners . " By the way , what about Townsend ? " he asked suddenly . " Is he going to become Colonial Secre ...
... friends there and he wanted to know about them . He had been down for the races a year before and he talked of ponies and their owners . " By the way , what about Townsend ? " he asked suddenly . " Is he going to become Colonial Secre ...
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