Lies and Weddings
The New York Times bestselling romance from the author of Crazy Rich Asians
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'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.
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PRAISE FOR KEVIN KWAN
'Your perfect summer read' DAILY MAIL
'Delightful' INDEPENDENT
'Laugh-out-loud funny' SUNDAY MIRROR
'Pure entertainment' NYLON
‘Hilarious’ COSMOPOLITAN
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kwan (Sex and Vanity) returns with another irresistible comedy of manners driven by marriage plots. Lady Augusta Gresham, daughter of the "self-absorbed" Arabella Gresham, is slated to marry Prince Maximillian zu Liechtenburg at a luxe Hawaiian resort. The ceremony is briefly delayed by a volcano eruption, then marred by each family's discovery of the other's mountainous debt. Most distressing to Arabella, however, is the unwelcome news that her son, Rufus, has fallen in love with the comparatively modest Eden Tong, a doctor, rather than wealthy Solène de Courcy, whom Arabella had invited to her daughter's wedding in hopes of matching Rufus with Solène and thus securing her family's welfare. The various festivities allow Kwan to indulge in his flair for vivid party scenes, such as a ball staged in an ice palace built with "frozen blocks filled with flowers and hauntingly lit so that the petals seemed suspended in space." Kwan also delivers on his reputation for breezy prose, encyclopedic references to art and haute couture, and quick-witted dialogue laced with Cantonese. The author's fans will devour this.
Customer Reviews
Not his best.
Disappointing ending with no comeuppance for the villain which really annoyed me.