The Painted Veil (Digital Original) (Vintage International Ser.)

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Synopsis
A novel of love and betrayal set during a cholera epidemic from the acclaimed British author of Of Human Bondage, &“a great artist, a genius&” (Theodore Dreiser). &“[Theodore Dreiser] is the modern writer who has influenced me the most.&” —George Orwell Arriving in Hong Kong in the 1920s, newlywed Kitty Fane soon learns that being the wife of a British government bacteriologist gives her no particular social status. It only adds to her dissatisfaction with her life and her husband, Walter. Her marriage has been nothing but a mistake. But she soon embarks on an affair that transforms her very being. There is passion. There is hope. There is a future full of possibility. When Walter must go deep into mainland China to help treat the victims of a cholera epidemic, Kitty refuses to accompany him. To force her hand, Walter threatens to expose her affair. But Kitty, sure in her lover&’s whispered promises, pushes for a divorce. Her impulsive decision will throw a stark light on the truth and her own desperate illusions, thrusting Kitty into unfamiliar territory—both in the world around her and the soul within . . . The inspiration for the film starring Naomi Watts and Edward Norton, &“The Painted Veil with its sadness, its moral tension, its irony and compassion, its building evocations of lust and terror and remorse is a work of art&” (The Spectator). &“Reveals many of Maugham&’s strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion.&” —Daily Mail &“This short masterpiece tells of love, treachery, and a search for real substance in life.&” —DigBooks
Copyright:
1925

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504065405
Publisher:
Open Road Media
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
W. Somerset Maugham
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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