Bøger af Kevin Kwan

Da Rachel Chu og Nicholas Young falder for hinanden i New York, ved hun ikke, at han er en af Singapores mest eftertragtede unge mænd. Men da han inviterer hende med til sin hjemby for at deltage i et bryllup, går det langsomt op for Rachel, at Nicholas muligvis er mere end bare almindeligt velhavende. Faktisk er han stinkende, stenhamrende rig, som man kun kan være det i Singapore.Under besøget møder Rachel Astrid, it-pige extraordinaire, Eddie, hvis fami lie nærmest bor på siderne af Hong Kongs sladderblade, og Eleanor, Nicks indflydelsesrige mor, som har meget stærke meninger om, hvem hendes søn bør, og absolut ikke bør, gifte sig med. Millionæren fra Singapore er første bog i Crazy Rich Asians-trilogien, der har taget verden med storm. Kom med og mød Nicholas og Rachel, den vilde Familien Young og det unge pars sjove og enestående crew af venner i en jungle af gamle penge, nye penge, skeletter i skabene, nysgerrige slægtninge, golddiggers og fuckboys, forsvundne fædre og iskolde mødre.

A hilarious and heartwarming New York Times bestselling novelnow a major motion picture! ';This 48-karat beach read is crazy fun.' Entertainment WeeklyWhen New Yorker 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 hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country's most eligible bachelor. On Nick's arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers.

A wickedly funny novel of social climbing, secret emails, art-world scandal and lovesick billionaires from the internationally bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians.

I morgen skal Rachel Chu giftes, og hun burde være ekstatisk. Alt er som i en drøm med planerne for dagen, og Nick Young er ligeglad med alle sine sensationshungrende slægtninges mening, når han siger farvel til en af Asiens største formuer for at gifte sig med Rachel. Alligevel er hun ked af at hendes biologiske far, som hun aldrig har kendt, heller ikke denne gang deltager i en af hendes livs store begivenheder.Men pludselig finder Rachel ved et tilfælde ud af, hvem der er hendes far, og hun hvirvles ind i en verden af glitter, skyskrabere og hurtige biler. En verden, hvor folk ikke bare er rige, de er Kina-rige. Den kinesiske forlovelse er anden bog i Crazy Rich Asians-trilogien, der har taget verden med storm. Kom med og mød Nicholas og Rachel, den vilde Familien Young og det unge pars sjove og enestående crew af venner i en verden af gamle penge, nye penge, skeletter i skabene, nysgerrige slægtninge, golddiggers og fuckboys, forsvundne fædre og iskolde mødre.

Da Nicholas Young finder ud af, at hans bedstemor Su Yi ligger for døden, skynder han sig til sit barndomshjem Tyersall Park i Singapore for at være ved hendes side. Men han er ikke alene. Hele Shang-Young-klanen er der for at kappes til sidste blå blodsdråbe om matriarkens formue og smukke besiddelser.Fra Manila til Suluhavet, fra en kidnapning på en af Hong Kongs fornemmeste privatskoler til et overraskende frieri foran et indisk palads bliver det tydeligt, at kun én ting er større end stenrige menneskers formuer: Deres problemer.

Dallas meets Pride and Prejudice in this fabulous, uproariously funny novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHORRufus Leung Gresham, future Duke of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, is drowning in debt. The only solution, according to his scheming mother, is for him to attend his sister¿s wedding and seduce a woman with money.Will it be the French hotel heiress with a royal bloodline? Or the venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or will Rufus betray his family and confess his love to the literal girl next door? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans ¿ and their reputation ¿ go up in flames.Taking us from the sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England¿s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan has written a juicy, hilarious and sophisticated tale of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

'Truly delicious . . . it's everything I want to book to be' DAISY BUCHANAN'Salacious and addictive, every page left me giggling with glee' ANNIE LORD'Wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES'A heavenly summertime read' PLUM SYKESTHE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CRAZY RICH ASIANSRufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshamsbury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel, is drowning in debt. The only solution, according to his mother, is for him to attend his sister's wedding and seduce a woman with money.Will it be the French hotel heiress with a royal bloodline? The venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or will Rufus betray his family and confess his love for his best friend and 'girl next door' Eden? But when a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans - and their reputation - go up in flames, making Rufus' choice all the more impossible.Taking us from the sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Beverly Hills to the inner sanctums of England's oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan has written a juicy, hilarious and sophisticated tale of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.***PRAISE FOR KEVIN KWAN***'Outrageous . . . wickedly delectable' NEW YORK TIMES'Your perfect summer read' DAILY MAIL'Delightful' INDEPENDENT'Lough-out-loud funny' SUNDAY MIRROR'Pure entertainment' NYLON'Flash, funny, delicious . . . the juicy stuff of classic high-society drama' USA TODAY'Thank God for Kevin Kwan' W MAGAZINE

A TIME MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians. 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 manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans—and their reputation—go up in flames.Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist?In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.