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 80
... woman love him , it's his fault , not hers . " " Evidently . " His derisive tone increased her irritation . She felt that she could wound him more by maintaining her calm . " I'm not very well - educated and I'm not very clever . I'm ...
... woman love him , it's his fault , not hers . " " Evidently . " His derisive tone increased her irritation . She felt that she could wound him more by maintaining her calm . " I'm not very well - educated and I'm not very clever . I'm ...
Page 119
... woman if you like . She has a good sound head and her advice is always worth taking . As long as Charlie Townsend's got her to depend on he's pretty safe never to do a fool- ish thing , and that's the first thing necessary for a man to ...
... woman if you like . She has a good sound head and her advice is always worth taking . As long as Charlie Townsend's got her to depend on he's pretty safe never to do a fool- ish thing , and that's the first thing necessary for a man to ...
Page 244
... woman with inquisitive eyes ; now they came across peasants in faded blue and huge hats on their way to market and now a woman , old or young , tottering along on her bound feet . They passed up and down little hills laid out with trim ...
... woman with inquisitive eyes ; now they came across peasants in faded blue and huge hats on their way to market and now a woman , old or young , tottering along on her bound feet . They passed up and down little hills laid out with trim ...
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