| The Painted Veil Contributor(s): Maugham, W. Somerset (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400034213 ISBN-13: 9781400034215 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Romance - Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003065798 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.22" W x 8.06" (0.42 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |