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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... tion is , How good is that ? Maugham himself thought he had only “ slend- er baggage " for his journey into posterity , and saw himself as standing " in the very front row of the second - raters . " But then that judgement implies a ...
... tion is , How good is that ? Maugham himself thought he had only “ slend- er baggage " for his journey into posterity , and saw himself as standing " in the very front row of the second - raters . " But then that judgement implies a ...
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... tion of her hopes . She made no change in her style of living . By careful management she was able to give as showy dinners as she had done before , and she met her friends with the same bright gaiety which she had so long cultivated ...
... tion of her hopes . She made no change in her style of living . By careful management she was able to give as showy dinners as she had done before , and she met her friends with the same bright gaiety which she had so long cultivated ...
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... tion of success and success is the lurking - place of failure ; but who can tell when the turning point will come ? He who strives after tenderness can become even as a little child . Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks and ...
... tion of success and success is the lurking - place of failure ; but who can tell when the turning point will come ? He who strives after tenderness can become even as a little child . Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks and ...
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