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A Handful of Dust vs The Painted Veil: Which Should You Read?

A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh · 1934 ★★★★☆ 3.6 232 pages · ≈ 4 h 18 m · Challenging Find on Amazon
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Cover of The Painted Veil The Painted Veil William Somerset Maugham · 1925 ★★★★☆ 4.0 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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AdulteryMarried peopleBritishBritish and irish fictionFiction