Dallas meets Pride and Prejudice in this fabulous, uproariously funny novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.
Kevin Kwan was born and raised in Singapore. He currently lives in Manhattan. Crazy Rich Asians is his first novel. Visit Kevin Kwan at www.kevinkwanbooks.com.
Kwan's debut novel is a fun, over-the-top romp through the unbelievable world of the Asian jet set, where anything from this season is already passe and one's pedigree is everything. When Rachel Chu's boyfriend, Nick Young, invites her home to Singapore for the summer, she doesn't realize how much gossip she's generated among Asian socialites around the world. To Rachel, Nick is a sweet, intelligent history professor-and the first man she's imagined marrying. To the Asian billionaire set, he's the gorgeous heir apparent to one of China's most "staggeringly rich" and well-established families who virtually control the country's commerce with their ancient fortunes. As soon as she steps off the plane, Rachel is ushered into the opulent world of castle-like estates and mind-boggling luxury. As if the shock of realizing the scale of Nick's wealth is not enough, she must also contend with a troupe of cruel socialites who would absolutely die before they let Singapore's most eligible bachelor get snapped up by a no-name "ABC" (American-born Chinese). There is also Nick's family-his imposing mother, Eleanor, who has exact ideas about who Nick should be dating; his beautiful cousin Astrid, who the younger girls dub "the Goddess" for her stunning fashion sense (she was "the first to pair a vintage Saint Laurent Le Smoking jacket with three-dollar batik shorts"); and Nick's cousin, the flamboyant Oliver, who helps Rachel navigate this strange new world. A witty tongue-in-cheek frolic about what it means to be from really old money and what it's like to be crazy rich. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Original and fun, Crazy Rich Asians is quite a roller
coaster trip. I loved it! -- Jackie Collins
Mordantly funny -- Anna Wintour
Unputdownably funny... a Chinese Dallas meets Pride and
Prejudice -- Plum Sykes, bestselling author of BERGDORF
BLONDES
This summer's Bergdorf Blondes, over-the-top funny and a
novelty to boot. Mr. Kwan delivers nonstop hoots about a whole new
breed of rich, vulgar, brand-name-dropping conspicuous consumers --
Janet Maslin * New York Times *
If your definition of a beach read is a book version of
Vogue, then this is the book for you -- Emma G Keller, 'Best
Beach Reads' 2013 * Guardian.co.uk *
This is fun, superficial escapism that hooks and reels in even the
reluctant reader: Dynasty among the filthy-rich Chinese
community * Independent *
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