China Rich Girlfriend

Snarky. . . Wicked. . . Funny. Janet Maslin, The New York Times


Deliciously fun. . . . Satire at its best. People

 
Scandalous. Town and Country 

 
Makes Downton Abbey look more like Downton Arrivistes. . . . Ingenious. The Daily Beast 

 
Frothy. Hanya Yanigahara, Conde Nast Traveler 

 
Lifestyles of the rich and famous, China-style The Houston Chronicle

This year's best beach reading. . . . As frothy as the egg whites on the sort of cocktail you should drink while reading Kwan s books. . . . Highly entertaining. The Washington Post

 
A crazy parade through the lives of the aspirational elite. Los Angeles Times


The equivalent of a Bubble Tea concoction laced with Henry James extracts and Jackie Collins sprinkles. . . . In the same way that Edith Wharton catalogued the Gilded Age via novels like The Age of Innocence, Kwan in his novels is doing his bit for a China that now has the second-highest number of millionaires in the world. The Daily Beast 


A taste of Asian opulence served with skewering humor. The Daily News

Kwan s characters are powerful and attractive, living in the lap of luxury. NPR, All Things Considered
 
 
Very enjoyable. . . . Just as funny as Crazy Rich Asians, this globe-spanning tale of excess includes enough snootiness and class snobbery to fill a multitude of designer handbags. Minneapolis Star Tribune
 

  With the same hilarity . . . as the first novel, China Rich Girlfriend will not disappoint both fans and newcomers to the series. Town and Country 
 

  An equally good-natured, catty-as-hell sequel. . . . Part Oscar Wilde, part Judith Krantz, part Arthur Frommer . . . Hilarious . . . Over-the-top and hard to stop. Kirkus Reviews


China Rich Girlfriend is the most fun I ve had reading a book in quite some time. . . . A jam-packed, lively story. Amy Scribner, BookPage 

A heady taste of vicarious escapism. . . . Read China Rich Girlfriend for the exuberant spectacle of zippy vintage cars, gossipy matriarchs-who-lunch and reckless profligacy but read it also for its very engaging narrative about people like us. Thuy On, The Sydney Morning Herald 

[An] amusing, whirlwind novel. The Miami Herald


Like Gossip Girl and Dynasty and the royal family of England all at the same time. Kwan s characters behave hideously and it s hilarious.   Elaine  Lainey  Lui, Flare

Will have readers clamoring for more. Library Journal (starred review)

An engaging page-turner with a multi-layered, inventive narrative. Kwan has clearly taken a few lessons from one of America s great social satirists think Tom Wolfe set loose on the wealthiest enclaves of Confucian Asia. South China Morning Post