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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... never allow a word in dispar- agement of her to cross his lips . She was a tallish woman , taller than Kitty , neither stout nor thin , with a good deal of pale brown hair ; she could never have been pretty with anything but the pret ...
... never allow a word in dispar- agement of her to cross his lips . She was a tallish woman , taller than Kitty , neither stout nor thin , with a good deal of pale brown hair ; she could never have been pretty with anything but the pret ...
Page 119
... never to do a fool- ish thing , and that's the first thing necessary for a man to get on in Government service . They don't want clever men ; clever men have ideas , and ideas cause trouble ; they want men who have charm and tact and ...
... never to do a fool- ish thing , and that's the first thing necessary for a man to get on in Government service . They don't want clever men ; clever men have ideas , and ideas cause trouble ; they want men who have charm and tact and ...
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... never met her eyes and he never smiled . He was scrupulously polite . " Walter , what do you propose we should do if we get through the epidemic ? " she asked . He waited for a moment before answering . She could not see his face . " I ...
... never met her eyes and he never smiled . He was scrupulously polite . " Walter , what do you propose we should do if we get through the epidemic ? " she asked . He waited for a moment before answering . She could not see his face . " I ...
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