About the book: - London at the end of the 20th century: Kitty Garstin is a very beautiful young woman from a wealthy family. She has a sister Dorothy, who has a very good marriage with rich man. In these times it was important to have a rich man. Old Mr.Garstin, Kitty’s father hopes too, that his youngest daughter will marriage soon. But Kitty wants to be independent, free, she likes parties and balls. But she is unfortunately selfish and spoiled. Kitty marriages with clever doctor Walter Fane, who is a bacteriologist. Kitty doesn’t love him. She just wants to be far from the family.Walter likes Kitty, but Kitty hates him. He wants to make her happy. They move together to Hong Kong. Walter works a lot every day and Kitty finds herself a lover- Charlie Townsend - an attractive, but quite strange man. Their secret relation continues several weeks and Kitty hopes, that her husband doesn’t know about them. But Walter knows about everything. So he punishes her. Kitty must go with him to the small village, where started an epidemic of cholera. Walter takes there place as volunteer. Kitty hasn’t any chance. So she must to go there, to the village far from Hong Kong. Doctor Fane is ruthless, he doesn’t speaks toher, but he is never rude to Kitty. Kitty is powerless, she realizes, that on this place, she is on the threshold of death. Dr. Fane helps ill people, he wants to protect them from this illness, he tries the quality of water and other investigations. Kitty doesn’t know, what to do, Walter doesn’t speak to her. She knows, that she was selfish and spoiled to him. One day, Walter meets Kitty at the hospital near here and he is very surprised, that he sees her in the centre of cholera. The relationship between them is slowly going to be better. After few days, Kitty is in danger, but Walter protects her and after this, both of them fell in love. Kitty knows, that Walter is brave and charming man. He is so different than Charlie. Charlie wasn’t brave, but childish and affreid of many things. After several days, Kitty says to Walter, that she is pregnant, but she doesn’t know, who the father is. She isn’t sure. Walter is sad about it and he also hopes, that the baby is his. Kitty feels, that she is in bad condition, but she works very hard every day like Walter. One day, Walter must leave the village, because of some discovering on the other side of area. This day Kitty is at home. She waits, but Walter doesn’t come. Kitty and Walter’s neighbour comes to her and tells her very slowly, that her husband Dr.Fane is ill. Kitty is lost. When she arrives to the place, where he is, she runs to the tent and there she feels a death. Kitty stays with him to the end of his journey. She feels tired, sad and unhappy. She wanted to say him, that she loved him so much, but there wasn’t time for it. Kitty leaves China and moves to London again. From father, Mr.Garstin she knows, that her poor mother died a few days ago. Kitty is another woman right now. After many years she meets her lover from the past- Charlie. Kitty is not alone. She is with Walters son-small Walter Fane. Now she sure, that small Walter is son of her husband Dr. Fane, not Charlie Townsend. Kitty smiles on Charlie, but she is leaving him with memories.
I like so much the sentence from the book:
The longest way is the way between two hearts.
I like this book so much, because it is not simple story about two people in love. The reader must understand, that love is not only happiness and lovely moments with person, who he or she loves, but love is also about understanding each other.
This great book has very difficult language, but if you like romantic and dramatic books, this choice is the best choice, which you can do.
Here are my favourite sentences from the book:
- Walter: I knew, when I married you, that you were selfish and spoiled, but I loved you.
- Kitty: I married you even though I didn’t love you, but you knew it. Aren’t you as much to blamed for what has happened as I?
- Kitty: Do you absolutely despise me? Walter: No, I despise myself. Kitty: Why? Walter: For allowing myself to love you once.
The main actors in the film: Edward Norton and his wife Kitty played Naomi Watts. Both of them are excellent actors.