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 180
... nuns . She belongs to one of the great families of the Manchus , but they have , of course , been ruined by the revolution . She is all the same a very great lady . " He said it in a tone of pride , so that a smile flickered in Kitty's ...
... nuns . She belongs to one of the great families of the Manchus , but they have , of course , been ruined by the revolution . She is all the same a very great lady . " He said it in a tone of pride , so that a smile flickered in Kitty's ...
Page 229
... nuns ' prim dahlias . She had not wept , but when the first shovelful of earth rattled on the coffin she felt a dreadful pang at her heart . She saw that Waddington was waiting for her to come away . " Are you in a hurry ? " she asked ...
... nuns ' prim dahlias . She had not wept , but when the first shovelful of earth rattled on the coffin she felt a dreadful pang at her heart . She saw that Waddington was waiting for her to come away . " Are you in a hurry ? " she asked ...
Page 239
... nuns so aloofly immune to all the natural feelings . She wanted to see whether there was left in the Superior any of the weakness of humanity . " I should have thought that sometimes it was hard never to see again those that are dear to ...
... nuns so aloofly immune to all the natural feelings . She wanted to see whether there was left in the Superior any of the weakness of humanity . " I should have thought that sometimes it was hard never to see again those that are dear to ...
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