In the heart of Singapore there are the elusive and wealthy elite: the Youngs, the Leongs, and their myriad cousins and relatives scattered throughout Southeast Asia. When Rachel Chu is invited to spend the summer with her boyfriend, Nick Young’s family, she has no idea she’s about to walk into the lion’s den. What follows […]
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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. It seems the entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe, ostensibly to care for their matriarch but truly to stake claim on the massive fortune that Su Yi […]
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 diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiance willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance […]
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Movie Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Book Summary: Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan [review here!] The first book of the series, Crazy Rich Asians introduces the major players that are important to the rich and notable of Singapore society–and Southeast Asia as a whole. Nicholas Young, the favorite grandchild of Shang Su Yi, is rumored to […]
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, 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 […]
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