Review of The Painted Veil (2006) by Carina Chocano for Los Angeles Times — 02 Feb 2014
The Painted Veil has all the elements in place to be a great epic, but it fails to connect, to paraphrase Maugham's contemporary E.M. Forster, the prose with the passion. It's impeccable, but leaves you cold.
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This review of The Painted Veil (2006) was written by Carina Chocano and published by Los Angeles Times on 02 Feb 2014.
The Painted Veil has generally received very positive reviews.
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