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Overview
First published to a storm of protest, The Painted Veil is a classic story of a woman's spiritual awakening.Synopsis
Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages... First published to a storm of protest, The Painted Veil is a classic story of a woman's spiritual awakening.Book Details
Published
November 29, 2022
Publisher
National Geographic Books
ISBN
9781784878047