Kevin Kwan
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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 on their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park--a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore--Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives...
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"Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a wickedly funny 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. On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut...
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Pepperell - AAPI History Month 2025
Southampton Summer Reading
WILBRAHAM - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
Southampton Summer Reading
WILBRAHAM - Asian American and Pacific Islander Month
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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"-- Provided by publisher.
On her very first morning on the island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao-- and instantly can't stand him. Especially...
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Ayer Read-It-All Book Group
Fitchburg - Asian, Asian American, & Pacific Islander Month
Southborough Asian American & Pacific Islander Month
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Overview: Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives...
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Bolton - Summer Beach Reads
Milford - Hot Reads for Cold Nights
Southampton Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Milford - Hot Reads for Cold Nights
Southampton Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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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 depict impeccably designed manors and shiny new yachts, the secret reality holds nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend...
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Suma de Letras/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2018.
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Divertidísima, adictiva y rebosante de opulencia, esta novela es una mirada indiscreta y bastante loca al mundo de los superricos asiáticos. Cuando la neoyorquina Rachel Chu acepta pasar el verano en Singapur con su novio, Nicholas Young, imagina un hogar familiar humilde y tiempo a solas con el hombre con el que espera casarse. Pero Nick ha olvidado facilitar ciertos detalles a su novia. En primer lugar, que la casa en la que creció parece un...
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2019.
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Una enloquecida comedia donde se dan cita trepas sociales, e-mails secretos, escándalos del mundo del arte, multimillonarios enamorados y la extravagante historia de lo que ocurre cuando Rachel Chu, prometida del soltero de oro de Asia, descubre quién es su padre. La víspera de su boda con Nicholas Young, heredero de una de las grandas fortunas asiáticas, Rachel debería sentirse feliz. Tiene un diamante sin igual, un vestido de novia de ensueño...
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Izdatelʹstvo "Inostranka"
Pub. Date
2019.
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"Itak, poznakomʹtesʹ s Reĭchel Chu; ona amerikanka kitaĭskogo proiskhozhdenii︠a︡, molodoĭ professor ėkonomiki v nʹi︠u︡-ĭorkskom universitete i spet︠s︡ialist po teorii igr. Odnazhdy ee boĭfrend Nik, tozhe universitetskiĭ prepodavatelʹ, rodom iz Singapura, zovet ee provesti leto v Azii -- sostavitʹ emu kompanii︠u︡ v poezdke na svadʹbu ego luchshego druga Kolina. Reĭchel pochti nichego ne znaet pro ego semʹi︠u︡ (kak...
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Znak
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2018.
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"Gdy Rachel Chu przyjęła zaproszenie Nicka, by spędzić wakacje w jego rodzinnym Singapurze, cieszyła się, że wreszcie pozna jego bliskich. To przecież normalna kolej rzeczy: kochają się, mieszkają razem w Nowym Jorku, jest im ze sobą dobrze. Kto wie, może za jakiś czas zostanie jego żoną? Nick zapomniał jej jednak powiedzieć o pewnym drobiazgu... a może raczej o kilku. Otóż: jego rodzina mieszka w bajecznym pałacu z ogrodem wielkości...
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Izdatelʹstvo "Inostranka"
Pub. Date
2020.
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"Umopomrachitelʹnoe sostoi︠a︡nie i vpravdu mozhet svesti s uma! A znaete pochemu? Potomu chto u kogo-to drugogo deneg eshche bolʹshe, chem u vas, i ėtot kto-to mimokhodom lishit vas takoĭ privilegii, kak li︠u︡bimyĭ stolik v ėkskli︠u︡zivnom restorane ili ėkstrennyĭ vyzov lichnogo -- luchshego v mire! -- vracha. No chto udivitelʹno -- nakhodi︠a︡tsi︠a︡ li︠u︡di, kotorykh ne volnui︠u︡t podobnye problemy! Naprimer,...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend₂s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick₂s 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.
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Legacy Lit, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2025.
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"A Hollywood icon and Asian superstar shares the inspiring story of her groundbreaking career. When Nancy Kwan burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, Asian characters in film were portrayed by white actors in makeup playing "yellowface," and those minor roles were the stuff of cliché: shopkeepers, maids, prostitutes, servants. When--against all odds--Nancy landed the lead role in the much-anticipated 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong, she became...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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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.
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Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2025]
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Past lives: Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Crazy rich Asians: A native New Yorker Rachel Chu accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia...