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A romping good read

IF you're still feeling stuffed from the turkey and are content to lounge around in your jammies in the aftermath of Christmas, how about keeping entertained with a new fun-packed book? Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, which has been described as "unputdownably funny", is said to be a fabulous romp through asia's most opulent playgrounds, providing an insider's look at the asian Jet Set.

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 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. Initiated into a world of dynastic splendour beyond imagination, rachel meets astrid, the 'It Girl' of Singapore society; eddie, whose stylish family practically lives in the

pages of the Hong Kong society magazines; and eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should - and should not - marry.

Born and raised in Singapore, Kevin Kwan lives in Manhattan. Crazy Rich Asians is his first novel. Find out more about the author at www. kevinkwanbooks.com.

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