| The Painted Veil Contributor(s): Maugham, W. Somerset (Author), Reading, Kate (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786168927 ISBN-13: 9780786168927 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.22" W x 5.86" (0.36 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maugham, W. Somerset: - William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was born in Paris, the son of a British embassy official, and grew up in England. He studied medicine and officially qualified as a doctor before turning to writing. One of the twentieth century's most popular novelists as well as a celebrated playwright, critic, and short-story writer, he also served as a secret agent for the British during World War I. Reading, Kate: -Kate Reading is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. She is also a theater actor in the Washington, DC, area and has been a member of the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company since 1987. Her work onstage has been recognized by the Helen Hayes Awards Society, among others. She and her husband live in Hyattsville, Maryland, with their two children. |