{"product_id":"9780099286875","title":"The Painted Veil","description":"Author: Maugham, W. Somerset\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099286875\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 May 2001\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century master\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published to a storm of protest, \u003ci\u003eThe Painted Veil\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic story of a woman's spiritual awakening.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150399058078,"sku":"UBD-9780099286875","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099286875.jpg?v=1786964771","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099286875","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}