Painted Veil
It’s a love story, a history lesson and a travelogue!
Set along a tributary of the Yangtse – I knew I’d been there before. The peaks along the gorges were magnificent. It is a beautiful story, which observes the growth of young love, based on a developing understanding and appreciation of strong character and humanity.
1920s China was still a primitive frontier world – superstition, catholic missionaries, British colonialisation, disease, cholera, and the threat of political upheavals!
It was not considered a place for a woman – but from this experience the flippant society girl developed into a thoughtful and caring young woman. From tragedy grew personal strength.
Highly recommended!
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