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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... smile of his which she had always found so irresistible . It was a slow smile which started in his clear blue eyes and travelled by perceptible degrees to his shapely mouth . He had small white even teeth . It was a very sensual smile ...
... smile of his which she had always found so irresistible . It was a slow smile which started in his clear blue eyes and travelled by perceptible degrees to his shapely mouth . He had small white even teeth . It was a very sensual smile ...
Page 86
... smile and his tone , a moment before abrupt and business - like , became ingratiating . 99 " I'm afraid you've been awfully upset , poor little woman . It's too bad . " He stretched out his hand and took hers . " It's a scrape we've got ...
... smile and his tone , a moment before abrupt and business - like , became ingratiating . 99 " I'm afraid you've been awfully upset , poor little woman . It's too bad . " He stretched out his hand and took hers . " It's a scrape we've got ...
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... smile in her beautiful eyes . " No. Why ? " " Nothing ; only it's a long way from here . It's where my people live . " " Are you thinking of going home ? " " No. " " I suppose you'll be leaving here in a couple of months . The epidemic ...
... smile in her beautiful eyes . " No. Why ? " " Nothing ; only it's a long way from here . It's where my people live . " " Are you thinking of going home ? " " No. " " I suppose you'll be leaving here in a couple of months . The epidemic ...
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