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
... hard ? " " He always works hard . " " I suppose you're going away soon ? " " Oh , yes , I think I shall go to Japan as I did last year , " she said . " The doctor says I must get out of the heat if I don't want to go all to pieces ...
... hard ? " " He always works hard . " " I suppose you're going away soon ? " " Oh , yes , I think I shall go to Japan as I did last year , " she said . " The doctor says I must get out of the heat if I don't want to go all to pieces ...
Page 169
... hard to come back . I love to be here and I am never so happy as when I am among the orphans . They're so good , they're so grateful . But it is all very well to be a nun ( on a beau être religieuse ) still one has a mother and one ...
... hard to come back . I love to be here and I am never so happy as when I am among the orphans . They're so good , they're so grateful . But it is all very well to be a nun ( on a beau être religieuse ) still one has a mother and one ...
Page 239
... hard never to see again those that are dear to you and the scenes amid which you were brought up . " The Mother Superior hesitated for a moment , but Kitty watching her could see no change in the serenity of her beautiful and austere ...
... hard never to see again those that are dear to you and the scenes amid which you were brought up . " The Mother Superior hesitated for a moment , but Kitty watching her could see no change in the serenity of her beautiful and austere ...
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