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The Painted Veil

By W. Somerset Maugham

By W. Somerset Maugham

By W. Somerset Maugham

By W. Somerset Maugham

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Paperback $15.00

Feb 10, 2004 | ISBN 9781400034215

Ebook $12.99

Jan 05, 2011 | ISBN 9780307787637

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    About The Painted Veil

    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.

    About The Painted Veil

    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.

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    About W. Somerset Maugham

    W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London, where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place… More about W. Somerset Maugham

    About W. Somerset Maugham

    W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London, where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place… More about W. Somerset Maugham

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Historical Romance

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Vintage
    Feb 10, 2004 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400034215

    Category: Historical Fiction | Historical Romance

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 05, 2011 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307787637
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    Praise

    Reveals many of Maugham’s strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion’—Daily Mail

    A work of art—Spectator

    An expert craftsman… His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual—New York Times

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