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'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

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.

Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel featuring a family driven 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. When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim to their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on sixty-four prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas' childhood home turns into a hotbed of backbiting and intrigue. As Su Yi's 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-husband—a man hell-bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile, Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, Jack Bing, still feels upstaged by her new stepdaughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing. In this sweeping tale that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong's most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace that is caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan hilariously reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia's most privileged families and their rich people problems.

Kewin Kwan, autor bestselleru Šíleně bohatí Asiaté, se vrací s románem plným štiplavého humoru, který vás zavede do světa kariérismu, tajných e-mailů a afér v umění. Hlavní hrdinkou je Rachel Chu, snoubenka muže, který je považován za nejlepší partii v Asii. Její svatba s Nicholasem Youngem, dědicem obrovského bohatství, se zdá být dokonalá, avšak Rachel trápí absence jejího biologického otce, kterého nikdy nepoznala. Vše se změní, když ji šokující odhalení vtáhne do šanghajského luxusu, který překonává její dosavadní zkušenosti. Seznámí se s Carltonem, extravagantním mladíkem, a Colette, jejíž vztah se slavným mužem přitahuje pozornost paparazzi. Rachel se také setká se svým otcem, kterého celý život toužila poznat. Mezitím Astrid Leong, obdivovaná mladá žena ze Singapuru, zjišťuje, že manželství s miliardářem má své stinné stránky. Tento román je zběsilou jízdou po nejluxusnějších asijských klubech a sídlech, která odhaluje fascinující a často šokující realitu života ve světě šíleně bohatých.

Když Newyorčanka Rachel Chu souhlasila, že na léto odletí se svým přítelem a snad i budoucím manželem do Singapuru, představovala si, že s ním stráví příjemnou dovolenou ve skromném rodinném domě. Nick jí ale zapomněl sdělit několik důležitých detailů – že dům, ve kterém vyrůstal, připomíná palác; že v dětství cestoval častěji soukromým letadlem než autem; že je zkrátka jednou z nejlepších partií v zemi. Jakmile Rachel vystoupí z letadla, pochopí, že když se ukazuje na veřejnosti po Nickově boku, okamžitě se stává terčem zkoumavých podhledů, závisti a intrik. Její klidná dovolená se brzy mění v překážkovou dráhu, na které se musí vypořádat se starou i novou garniturou bohatých, s až příliš zvědavými příbuznými a se zákulisními praktikami lidí, jejichž hlavní starostí je šplhat vzhůru po společenském žebříčku.