Crazy Rich Asians * Kevin Kwan * Crazy Rich Asians #1

When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend Nicholas Young, she expects a quiet family visit only to discover that Nick is the heir to one of Asia's wealthiest dynasties and the country's most eligible bachelor.

The Story. Written by Singapore-born American novelist Kevin Kwan, this launches the internationally bestselling trilogy that inspired the hit romantic comedy film. Expecting a modest home and relaxed sightseeing, NYU economics professor Rachel Chu soon finds herself swept into a dazzling world of private jets, palatial family estates like Tyersall Park, and high-stakes society weddings. As jealous social climbers scheme and Nick's traditional mother, Eleanor Young, quietly tests Rachel's background, Rachel must navigate old-money expectations, eccentric relatives like fashion icon Astrid Leong, and the question of whether love can bridge two vastly different worlds.

Perfect For. Book clubs, beach-read fans, and readers who love witty, lavish romantic comedies and family drama alongside Kevin Kwan's China Rich Girlfriend, Rich People Problems, Sex and Vanity, and Lies and Weddings, Jesse Q. Sutanto's Dial A for Aunties, Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada, or Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

First published 2013; this edition 2014 by Anchor Books.

Contemporary & Women's Fiction / Romantic Comedy & Social Satire / Family Sagas / Singapore & Asian Jet-Set Fiction / Old Money vs. New Money Drama / Book Club Favorites