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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... thing you could accuse him of . She had enjoyed her evening . They had talked of the theatres in London , and of Ascot and Cowes , all the things she knew about , so that really she might have met him at some nice house in Lennox ...
... thing you could accuse him of . She had enjoyed her evening . They had talked of the theatres in London , and of Ascot and Cowes , all the things she knew about , so that really she might have met him at some nice house in Lennox ...
Page 90
... thing . But we've always been excellent friends . I don't mind telling you that I depend on her more than any one has any idea of . " " Don't you think it would have been better to leave me alone then ? " She found it strange that with ...
... thing . But we've always been excellent friends . I don't mind telling you that I depend on her more than any one has any idea of . " " Don't you think it would have been better to leave me alone then ? " She found it strange that with ...
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... thing is not to eat any- thing uncooked , no raw fruit or salads , or anything like that , and see that your drinking water is boiled . " He was gaining confidence as he proceeded , and his speech was fluent ; he was even becoming less ...
... thing is not to eat any- thing uncooked , no raw fruit or salads , or anything like that , and see that your drinking water is boiled . " He was gaining confidence as he proceeded , and his speech was fluent ; he was even becoming less ...
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