The Painted Veil

W. Somerset Maugham

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English

Vintage
03 December 2009

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century master

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.

By: W. Somerset Maugham
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780099286875
ISBN 10: 0099286874
Publication Date: 03 December 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Painted Veil

Reveals many of Maugham's strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion' * Daily Mail * A work of art * Spectator * An expert craftsman... His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual * New York Times *