Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of
Crazy Rich Asians
, is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret emails, 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 birth father.
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 awless
Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than
anything found in the salons of Paris and a ancé willing to sacrice his
entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won’t be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendour beyond anything she has ever imagined.Here we meet Carlton, a Ferrari-crashing bad boy known for Prince Harry-like antics; Colette, a celebrity girlfriend chased by fevered paparazzi; and the man Rachel has spent her entire life waiting to meet: her father. Meanwhile, Singapore’s It Girl, Astrid Leong, is shocked to discover that there is a downside to having a newly minted tech billionaire husband. A romp through Asia’s most exclusive clubs, auction houses and estates,
China Rich Girlfriend
brings us into the elite circles of Mainland China, introducing a captivating cast of characters and offering an inside glimpse at what it’s like to be gloriously, crazily, China-rich.‘
Crazy Rich Asians
is an unputdownably funny, original, modern novel. An outrageous satire of the Asian squillionaire set, this book is like a Chinese
Dallas
meets
Pride and Prejudice
. The combination of gold homewares, couture, private jets, absurd social rules and snobbery is utterly hilarious. I actually couldn’t put this book down to eat or watch
Downton Abbey
.’
PLUM SYKES,
bestselling author of
Bergdorf Blondes
Cover design: Hugh FordCover photo: iStock
F I C T I O N
C HI N A R I C H G I R L F R I E N D
From the bestselling author of
Crazy Rich Asians
KEVIN KWAN
CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND
A NOVEL
KEVIN KWAN
doubleday new york london toronto sydney auckland
First published in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin in 2015 First published in the United States in 2015 by Doubleday,a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © Kevin Kwan 2015All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian
Copyright Act
1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or 10 per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to the Copyright Agency (Australia) under the Act.Allen & Unwin83 Alexander StreetCrows Nest NSW 2065AustraliaPhone: (61 2) 8425 0100Email: info@allenandunwin.comWeb: www.allenandunwin.comCataloguing-in-Publication details are available from the National Library of Australia www.trove.nla.gov.au ISBN 978 1 92526 656 6Printed and bound in Australia by Griffin Press10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper in this book is FSC certified.FSC promotes environmentally responsible, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world’s forests.
C009448
Reward Your Curiosity
Everything you want to read.
Anytime. Anywhere. Any device.
No Commitment. Cancel anytime.