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
... pale and his face was pinched . " Your husband is looking rather washed out . I thought he didn't mind the heat . Has he been work- ing very hard ? " " He always works hard . " " I suppose you're going away soon ? " " Oh , yes , I think ...
... pale and his face was pinched . " Your husband is looking rather washed out . I thought he didn't mind the heat . Has he been work- ing very hard ? " " He always works hard . " " I suppose you're going away soon ? " " Oh , yes , I think ...
Page 162
... pale because I am naturally pale , but I am very strong , and I promise you I am not afraid of work . " Now the Superior was complete mistress of her- self . She assumed unconsciously the air of author- ity which was habitual to her and ...
... pale because I am naturally pale , but I am very strong , and I promise you I am not afraid of work . " Now the Superior was complete mistress of her- self . She assumed unconsciously the air of author- ity which was habitual to her and ...
Page 200
... pale and scented with jasmine . The Manchu lady handed Kitty a green tin of Three Castles cigarettes . Be- side the table and the chairs the room contained little furniture ; there was a wide pallet bed on which was an embroidered head ...
... pale and scented with jasmine . The Manchu lady handed Kitty a green tin of Three Castles cigarettes . Be- side the table and the chairs the room contained little furniture ; there was a wide pallet bed on which was an embroidered head ...
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