![]() ![]() Because one passenger has died and another, Rachel, is paralyzed, Bao convinces Eddie to blackmail Eleanor Young into covering up the accident. ![]() Bao is waiting to learn the condition of her son, who was just in a car accident after driving recklessly. Eddie meets with Bao Shaoyen, a wealthy client at the bank where he works. The novel, along with its prequel and sequel, has been praised for subverting Asian stereotypes using humor. Rather than move toward a single, peaceful resolution, the novel focuses on the endlessly complex, game-like, real-time decisions and consequences that define the characters’ lives. The story begins two years after the prequel, following a cast of characters who scramble to hold their tenuous relationships and reputations together in elite Chinese and Chinese-American social circles, which are notorious for being cutthroat and political. The second book in a trilogy, Singaporean author Kevin Kwan’s satirical romance novel China Rich Girlfriend (2015) is preceded by Crazy Rich Asians, which was also adapted into a 2018 film. ![]()
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