03740cam a2200397 4500 235314561 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 ||||||s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781481564762 1481564765 4305ccb7-e8d4-49d9-993f-8152853e7e1d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 122363 OverDrive (Product ID) 9781982496067 122363 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Maugham, W. Somerset, 1874-1965, (William Somerset.) The Painted Veil [Libby]. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2006. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 202MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 202MB. Classic Literature. Fiction. Kitty Fane is a shallow, self-centered woman whose marriage in 1920s' Hong Kong is a sham. Her affair is discovered by her husband, a bacteriologist, and when her lover refuses to marry her, she sullenly agrees to travel to China with her husband during a cholera epidemic. Kate Reading does a phenomenal portrayal of Kitty, progressively evolving her weaknesses into real character strengths by way of hardship, loss, and regret. She creates the aura of a full-cast production, switching effortlessly between characters--from Kitty's arrogant lover to the French Mother Superior at the convent in China, where Kitty volunteers, to her broken-hearted husband. Elegant and thoughtful, Reading is a performance pro. B.J.P. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2007 Audies Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:<p>Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, this beautifully written character study is an affirmation of the human capacity to grow, change, and forgive. The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful but shallow young Kitty Fane, who marries for money rather than love. When her husband, a quiet doctor, discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to a remote region of China ravaged by a cholera epidemic. There, stripped of the British society of her youth and overwhelmed by the desolation around her, Kitty's conscience begins to awaken. As she takes up work with children at a convent and experiences some of the burden her husband has taken on, she and her husband begin to rediscover each other in a new light. When her husband is tragically killed, Kitty is forced to return to England to raise her unborn child. Though it is too late for her marriage, she has learned humility, independence, and at last, how to love.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Audie Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:11. Reading, Kate. http://nh.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=4305ccb7-e8d4-49d9-993f-8152853e7e1d http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/122363-ThePaintedVeil.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/122363-ThePaintedVeil.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4305CCB7-E8D4-49D9-993F-8152853E7E1D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/122363-ThePaintedVeil.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/122363-ThePaintedVeil.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=4305CCB7-E8D4-49D9-993F-8152853E7E1D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)