{"product_id":"sex-and-vanity","title":"Sex and Vanity","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kevin Kwan’s new book is his most decadent yet.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex and Vanity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a truly modern love story, a daring homage to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Room with a View,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Kwan\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/crazy-rich-asian-b-format-pos\"\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the international bestselling novel that has been translated into more than 30 languages.  Its sequel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChina Rich Girlfriend,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released in 2015, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRich People Problems,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the final book in the trilogy, followed in 2017.  For several weeks in 2018, the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Crazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e trilogy commanded the top three positions of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestseller list - an almost unprecedented single-author trifecta, and the film adaptation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebecame Hollywood's highest-grossing romantic comedy in over a decade.  In 2018, Kevin was named by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Times Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31845607407729,"sku":"9780385546362","price":27.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/sex-vanity_copy.jpg?v=1599230375","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/sex-and-vanity","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}