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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... voice reassured her and she took his hand . and affectionately pressed it . He gave her a mo- ment to collect herself . 99 " Look here , we can't stay here for ever , ' he said then . " Do you feel up to going out on the verandah and ...
... voice reassured her and she took his hand . and affectionately pressed it . He gave her a mo- ment to collect herself . 99 " Look here , we can't stay here for ever , ' he said then . " Do you feel up to going out on the verandah and ...
Page 130
... voice but somebody else's . " " Do you think he doesn't love me ? " asked Kitty in a low voice , hoarsely , putting aside suddenly her lightness . " I don't know . I don't know if you fill him with such a repulsion that it gives him ...
... voice but somebody else's . " " Do you think he doesn't love me ? " asked Kitty in a low voice , hoarsely , putting aside suddenly her lightness . " I don't know . I don't know if you fill him with such a repulsion that it gives him ...
Page 159
... voice lost its even tone and her eyes filled with tears . " It is wicked of me to grieve , for I know that her good and simple soul has flown straight to heaven ; she was a saint ; but it is difficult always to control one's weakness ...
... voice lost its even tone and her eyes filled with tears . " It is wicked of me to grieve , for I know that her good and simple soul has flown straight to heaven ; she was a saint ; but it is difficult always to control one's weakness ...
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