Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Kwan, Kevin, author Title: Crazy rich Asians / Kevin Kwan. Publisher, Date: Toronto, Ontario : Doubleday Canada, [2013]. [Toronto, Ontario] : Anchor Canada, 2014. New York, New York : Anchor Books, 2014. [Toronto, Ontario] : Anchor Canada, 2018. ©2013 Description: 527 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm 403 pages : genealogical table ; 25 cm 403 pages ; 21 cm Subjects: Fiancés -- Fiction Fiancées -- Fiction Americans -- Singapore -- Fiction Rich people -- Fiction Social conflict -- Fiction Genre: Domestic fiction Notes: Published simultaneously in the United States and Canada. ISBN: 9780385692274 (softcover) 9780385679053 (hardcover) 9780385536974 (hardcover) 9780345803788 (softcover) 9780385679077 (softcover) Other Number: 813522203 System Availability: 74 Current Holds: 16 # Local items: 74 Control Number: 1104578 Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 40 # System items in: 40 Place Request Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Where is it?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Where is it? Summary THE OFFICIAL MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION: Soon to be a major motion picture from Warner Brothers, the funny, juicy first novel in the bestselling Crazy Rich Asians trilogy, in which the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend home to meet the family ... without telling her that they're loaded. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian jet set; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich. Suggestions and more Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewKwan's debut is a scintillating fictional look into the opulent lives of fabulously wealthy Chinese expats living in Singapore. Economics professor Rachel Chu has no idea what she's in for when her handsome boyfriend, Nicholas Young, invites her to join him at his best friend's wedding in Singapore. Rachel is excited to meet Nick's friends and family, but he fails to warn her about the social minefield she's about to cross. Nick's mother, Eleanor, jets off to Shenzhen to investigate Rachel's background, while friends and family gossip openly about her at a gathering hosted by Nick's grandmother. When Rachel is invited to the bride's bachelorette party which includes a ride on a private jet and a stay at a luxury hotel it becomes clear that these are young women with designs on Nick who will do just about anything to scare Rachel off. From its delightful opening scene onward, this sleek social satire offers up more than a few hilarious moments as it skewers the crafty, rich schemers who populate its pages.--Huntley, Kristine Copyright 2010 Booklist Map It First Chapter or Excerpt Fiction/Biography Profile Large Cover Image Series Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
