The Painted Veil
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780792770930
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Asia,
China
Another book I read after seeing the film. And another book that wasn't nearly as good as it's adaptation. My problem with the book was that the "love" story between Kitty and Walter never felt resolved—there was never that moment where they finally seemed to forgive each other like there was in the...
Un marito innamorato, una giovane sposa capricciosa, un amante appassionato.Kitty, figlia di una madre arrivista e vanitosa, di un padre debole e vittima della moglie. Figlia di una borghesia che volge tutto all’apparire. Vittima ancor prima d'essere colpevole. Kitty che amata non ama, sposata per c...
UPDATE: I've just had an email from GR informing me that this review was flagged and deleted. I am sorry to lose the comment thread. However, what was interesting was that GR did read the review as they said that they do regularly check Fiverr for this paid review thing and were even now investigat...
The Painted Veil is a story about love, betrayal, infidelity and realization! Each character portrayed in this book appeared very real as the story was. Walter a silent and shy person, falls head over heels in love with Kitty. Knowing all her bad qualities he still marries her, anticipating that ma...
“How can I be reasonable? To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.”With "The Painted Veil" Maugham presents an intricate study of isolation, appreciation, religion and foreign ways. He also creates a tale of the ...
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