In the book The English Patient there is alot about books and art. How does this Play a role.

What I need help with is knowning how books and art play a role in the lifes of the Charters in the book The English Patient.
Caravaggio Hana Kip And The English Patient And Kathrien

I know that hana loves reading books and loves art.
I know that The English Patient has a book that has memories of his life in it
and I know kathrien loves to read just about anything.

Look at the relationship Katherine's reading has to her affair with the patient and the effect the affair ultimately had on her and her husband.