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 79
... knew how frightened you were of intelligence and I did everything I could to make you think me as big a fool as the rest of the men you knew . I knew that you'd only married me for convenience . loved you so much , I didn't care . Most ...
... knew how frightened you were of intelligence and I did everything I could to make you think me as big a fool as the rest of the men you knew . I knew that you'd only married me for convenience . loved you so much , I didn't care . Most ...
Page 98
... knew that you were vain , cowardly and self- seeking . He wanted me to see it with my own eyes . He knew that you'd run like a hare at the approach of danger . He knew how grossly deceived I was in thinking that you were in love with me ...
... knew that you were vain , cowardly and self- seeking . He wanted me to see it with my own eyes . He knew that you'd run like a hare at the approach of danger . He knew how grossly deceived I was in thinking that you were in love with me ...
Page 106
... knew too , for she had passed just such a spot as they approached each populous city and left it . It was the graveyard . Now she knew why the bearers had called her attention to the archway that stood on the crest of the hill : they ...
... knew too , for she had passed just such a spot as they approached each populous city and left it . It was the graveyard . Now she knew why the bearers had called her attention to the archway that stood on the crest of the hill : they ...
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