Kevin Kwan
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Adults - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Dysfunctional Family Fiction
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Description
Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.
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Adults - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Description
"[A] novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia's greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance" -- provided by publisher.
The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on the massive fortune of Su Yi, their matriarch. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park-- a trophy estate...
Author
Series
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Adults - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Description
"Kevin Kwan, ... author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a ... new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather"--
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Adults - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Voices
Adults - Fiction - Asian/Pacific American Voices
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"The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn between two worlds--the WASP establishment of her father's family and George Zao, a man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with"--
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Pub. Date
2024
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"Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister's wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life: it turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick's family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country's wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors.