Sex and Vanity
By Kevin Kwan
- Release Date: 2020-06-30
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • The author of the international phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes us from Capri to NYC, where a young woman finds herself torn between two men—and two very different cultures.
"Another riveting tale of privilege, culture and romance ... extravagant fashion and deceit, resulting in one truly modern love story." —CNN
On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish, disapproving cousin Charlotte.
The daughter of an American-born Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white side, and she adamantly denies having feelings for George. But several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, where Lucie is weekending with her new fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment building, and, ultimately, herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world—and her heart. Moving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion, Sex and Vanity is a truly modern love story, a daring homage to A Room with a View, and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.
Reviews
I love it
5By seleneterI love it it change my life and at the ending I loved it recommended 100% worth every pennyEnjoyed from Beginning to End
5By ChrissyLouHatchI laughed out loud. I empathized with the characters. I had a hard time putting the book down. I’m so glad I bought this book. Enjoy!Boujee Asians!
4By Jacky.LouLoved the book!Loved it
5By ninernikkiGreat lighthearted read, characters were fun and well-developed and kept you invested in the story.Wonderful. It was like actually being in the story
5By steffiejoeyI loved it steffiejoeyFun, fun, but different
3By Book club rejectIt was super fun, but not quite Crazy Rich Asians fun. Just seemed to try a little too hard. Lucie was also a little boring, just saying.He does it again!
4By HGFeatherI am never disappointed by his stories! The way he writes and ties so many lives together is amazing!Great Read
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