The Painted Veil

Maugham, W Somerset

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Author
Maugham, W Somerset
Publish Date
02/10/2004
Book Type
Paperback
Publisher Name
VINTAGE
Number of Pages
246
Edition
Reprint
ISBN-10
1400034213
ISBN-13
9781400034215
SKU
9781400034215

Description

Set 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.