'Truly delicious... everything I want a book to be' DAISY BUCHANAN 'Wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES 'Hugely fun' i PAPER 'Salacious and addictive, every page left me giggling with glee' ANNIE LORD 'Juicy, salacious and a whole lot of fun' GLAMOUR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANS Eden Tong is used to feeling out of place. Growing up next door to Greshamsbury Manor, she spent her days in the shadow of the chilly matriarch Arabella and her children: free-spirited Augie, golden child Bea, and Rufus, Eden's childhood best friend. When she receives an invite to a luxurious wedding in Hawaii, she finds herself thrown back into the family's orbit: and face-to-face with Rufus. The future Earl is gorgeous, artistic, and - unbeknownst to Eden - desperately in love with her. But his mother has other plans. Arabella knows the terrible truth - the Greshamsbury family is drowning in debt. Rufus needs to find a match with serious money to keep them afloat. Arabella is prepared to destroy anyone who gets in her way. Including Eden . . . Lies and Wedding transports its reader from the white-sand beaches of Hawaii to the colourful medinas of Marrakech, via the glitzy bachelor pads of Beverly Hills and opulent English countryside manors. This is a hilarious, juicy, and page-turning story about love and money - and the lies we tell to keep them. *** PRAISE FOR KEVIN KWAN 'Your perfect summer read' DAILY MAIL 'Delightful' INDEPENDENT 'Laugh-out-loud funny' SUNDAY MIRROR 'Pure entertainment' NYLON 'Hilarious' COSMOPOLITAN
Kevin Kwan Volgorde van de boeken
Kevin Kwan creëert oogverblindende verhalen die het weelderige leven en de ingewikkelde sociale dynamiek van de ultra-rijken verkennen. Zijn werk wordt geprezen om zijn scherpe humor, levendige beschrijvingen en onverwachte plotwendingen, en biedt lezers een boeiend en vaak humoristisch kijkje in een wereld van extreme rijkdom. Met zijn kenmerkende stem duikt Kwan in thema's als identiteit, familiebanden en de zoektocht naar ergens bij horen te midden van schitterende extravagantie. Zijn romans bieden een inzichtelijk en onderhoudend onderzoek naar klasse, cultuur en persoonlijke relaties.







- 2024
- 2020
THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON CRAZY RICH ASIANS RETURNS WITH THE GLITTERING TALE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO FINDS HERSELF TORN BETWEEN TWO MEN. 'Your perfect summer read' Daily Mail 'Delightful' Independent 'Laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Mirror When Lucie Tang Churchill meets George Zao at a lavish wedding in Capri, she can't stand him. She can't stand that he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so she can have a sea view, that he knows more about the island than she does, and worst of all, that he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins. What would her Mayflower-descended, Wall Street-wealthy family think of him? But years later, when Lucie is weekending with her fiance in East Hampton, George unexpectedly appears and Lucie must decide - does she follow her head or her heart? A gloriously decadent homage to A Room with a View, Sex and Vanity is a glittering modern love story and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.
- 2017
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedsideᔛut he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarchņs massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Parkᔚ trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of SingaporeőNicholasņs childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husbandᔚ man hell bent on destroying Astridņs reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to Chinaņs second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing
- 2015
China Rich Girlfriend
- 496bladzijden
- 18 uur lezen
It's the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, and Rachel Chu should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress plucked from the best salon in Paris, and a fiancé willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that the father she never knew won't be there to walk her down the aisle ... until a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined. A romp through Asia's most exclusive clubs, auction houses, and estates, China Rich Girlfriend brings us into the elite circles of Mainland China and offers an inside glimpse at what it's like to be gloriously, crazily China rich.
- 2013
Traditional Chinese edition of Crazy Rich Asians
