|
|
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.
| ISBN | 0099286874 | | Weight (grammes) | 164 | | ISBN13 | 9780099286875
(What's this?) | | Published in | London | | Publisher | Vintage | | Series title | Vintage Classics | | Imprint | Vintage | | Previous ISBN | 9780749304300 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 199 | | Publication date | 05 Apr 2001 | | Width (mm) | 131 | | DEWEY | 823.912 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | Pages | 240 | | Alternative ISBN | 9780786174744 |
|
| |
Reveals many of Maugham's strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion' Daily Mail  Be the first to write a customer review
|
|
|
|
|
Enlarge
