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 45
... wondered why he had ever fallen in love with her . She could not imagine any one less suited than herself to this restrained , cold and self - possessed man . And yet it was quite certain that he loved her madly . He would do anything ...
... wondered why he had ever fallen in love with her . She could not imagine any one less suited than herself to this restrained , cold and self - possessed man . And yet it was quite certain that he loved her madly . He would do anything ...
Page 254
... wondered if he saw the irony in hers . " I'm awfully stupid at saying some things and I don't want to seem a clumsy fool , but I do want you to know how deeply I sympathise with you in your husband's death . He was a thundering good ...
... wondered if he saw the irony in hers . " I'm awfully stupid at saying some things and I don't want to seem a clumsy fool , but I do want you to know how deeply I sympathise with you in your husband's death . He was a thundering good ...
Page 281
... wondered whether perhaps in some other sphere she looked upon her earthly course with consternation . Doris came in . " I thought you'd come by this train . I felt I must look in for a moment . Isn't it dreadful ? Poor darling mother ...
... wondered whether perhaps in some other sphere she looked upon her earthly course with consternation . Doris came in . " I thought you'd come by this train . I felt I must look in for a moment . Isn't it dreadful ? Poor darling mother ...
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