The Painted Veil
by William Somerset Maugham
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeMoving and serious: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
A story of the beautiful but love-starve Kitty Fane who is forced to accompany her husband to the heart of a cholera epidemic. She is compelled by her awakening conscience to reassess her life and learn how to love.
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- Author
- William Somerset Maugham
- Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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