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The Painted Veil by William Somerset Maugham is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Painted Veil about?
<p><P>Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, <b>The Painted Veil</b> 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.<P><b>The Painted Veil</b> is a beautifully written affirmation of the human capacity to grow, to change, and to forgive.</p><h3>Library Journal</h3><p>The great Maugham here offers the 1925 story of Kitty Fane, an adulterous wife forced to take a hard look at her own life after her husband takes her to where there is a cholera epidemic. The things she thought important suddenly don't seem so. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.</p>
Who reads The Painted Veil?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- William Somerset Maugham
- Publisher
- New York: Vintage International
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780786163953
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (24,606 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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