Sex and Vanity

by Kwan, Kevin
ISBN: 9780593081938
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Instant New York Times bestseller
One of Time's 100 Must Read Books of the Year

A truly modern love story you won't be able to put down.--CNN

The author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians takes you from Capri to NYC where Lucie Tang Churchill finds herself torn between two men--and two very different cultures.

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. Your mother is Chinese so it's no surprise you'd be attracted to someone like him, Charlotte teases. 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 fianc , Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fianc , 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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Kwan, Kevin
  • ISBN: 9780593081938
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.95 x 0.75
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2021

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  • Fabulous!

    Holly P. - 4 years 11 months ago

    After reading the "Crazy Rich Asian" series, I was really excited to see what Kevin Kwan would write next and this does not disappoint. This is the start of another trilogy and it's based in Capri... if you liked the glamour and drama of his previous series, this one is for you! #SpringPicks

  • An All Around Amazing Book!

    Jupiter P. - 4 years 11 months ago

    If you liked Crazy Rich Asians, you're going to love this book so much more. It's absolutely captivating and starts off as a slow burn that quickly becomes full of passion and humour. You almost feel like you're actually apart of every scene as you read. I also love love love the footnotes Kwan has included in the book. #springpicks

  • Just an amazing book!

    Jupiter P. - 4 years 11 months ago

    This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. It had a slow burn at first with the beginning of the book but it quickly becomes full of drama and is reminiscent of Kwan's previous Crazy Rich Asians series yet in a way better. It's taking everything in me not to sit down and read the book again in one sitting. #SpringPicks