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Original Essays | June 27, 2009
By Fran Cannon Slayton
"Unfortunately, I've been to my fair share of wakes."
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The Painted Veil (Vintage International)
by W. Somerset Maugham
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Synopses & Reviews 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. Review: "The modern writer who has influenced me the most." George Orwell Review: "An expert craftsman. His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual." The New York Times Review: " The Painted Veil was first published in 1925 and is usually described as a strong story about a woman's spiritual journey. To more pragmatic, modern eyes, Kitty's emotional growth appears minimal. Still, if not a major feminist work, the book has literary interest." Library Journal About the Author
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780307277770
- Author:
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Subject:
- Historical - General
- Subject:
- Movie-TV Tie-In - General
- Subject:
- Media Tie-In - General
- Subject:
- Married people
- Subject:
- Adultery
- Subject:
- Domestic fiction
- Subject:
- Psychological fiction
- Copyright:
- 2006
- Edition Description:
- Paperback
- Series:
- Vintage International
- Publication Date:
- November 2006
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 246
- Dimensions:
- 7.16x5.52x.57 in. .41 lbs.
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