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 130
... sure you want a whisky and soda . " " You're not a heroine at all events . You're frightened to death . Are you sure you don't want to go away ? " " What has it got to do with you ? " " I'll help you . " " Are you going 130 THE PAINTED ...
... sure you want a whisky and soda . " " You're not a heroine at all events . You're frightened to death . Are you sure you don't want to go away ? " " What has it got to do with you ? " " I'll help you . " " Are you going 130 THE PAINTED ...
Page 254
... sure Kitty understands . . . . . . Here are the cocktails . " Following the luxurious custom of the foreigners in China two boys in uniform came into the room with savouries and cocktails . Kitty refused . " Oh , you must have one ...
... sure Kitty understands . . . . . . Here are the cocktails . " Following the luxurious custom of the foreigners in China two boys in uniform came into the room with savouries and cocktails . Kitty refused . " Oh , you must have one ...
Page 276
... sure to follow and various details of her sister Doris's confinement . The little boy weighed so and so much and his paternal grand- father said he had never seen a finer child . Doris was expecting again and they hoped for another boy ...
... sure to follow and various details of her sister Doris's confinement . The little boy weighed so and so much and his paternal grand- father said he had never seen a finer child . Doris was expecting again and they hoped for another boy ...
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