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 89
... frightened . She began to cry again . He got up and sat down beside her with his arm round her waist . " Try not to upset yourself , darling . We must keep our heads . " " I thought you loved me . . · 99 " Of course I love you , " he ...
... frightened . She began to cry again . He got up and sat down beside her with his arm round her waist . " Try not to upset yourself , darling . We must keep our heads . " " I thought you loved me . . · 99 " Of course I love you , " he ...
Page 116
... frightened that her heart sank within her and she would tremble in every limb . It was all very well to say that the risk was small if you took reasonable precautions : she was panic - stricken . She turned over in her mind . crazy ...
... frightened that her heart sank within her and she would tremble in every limb . It was all very well to say that the risk was small if you took reasonable precautions : she was panic - stricken . She turned over in her mind . crazy ...
Page 117
... frightened , frightened , even though he hated her now he must have enough human feeling in him to pity her . It was out of the question . If she went , where could she go ? Not to her mother ; her mother would make her see very plainly ...
... frightened , frightened , even though he hated her now he must have enough human feeling in him to pity her . It was out of the question . If she went , where could she go ? Not to her mother ; her mother would make her see very plainly ...
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