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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“那你为什么跟我说,她在你眼里一文不值呢?” “我可从来没说过,只说我跟她没有爱情。我们好多年都不在一起睡了,除了偶尔几次,比如圣诞节那天,或者她临回娘家的前一天,还有她回来的那天。她不是喜欢做这类事情的女人,但我们一直是非常好的朋友。我可以这样告诉你,我依赖她的程度超过任何人的想象。
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