02941cam a2200421 i 4500 1856093245 TxAuBib 20240525120000.0 240525s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023051698 9780385546294 hardcover 0385546297 hardcover (OCoLC)1433025292 DLC eng rda FFL FFL OCLCQ LJW JAS JTH GL4 TxAuBib rda Kwan, Kevin, author. Lies and weddings : a novel / Kevin Kwan. First edition. New York : Doubleday, [2024] ©2024. 437 pages : illustration ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Cities Trilogy ; 2 "Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories depict impeccably designed manors and shiny new yachts, the secret reality holds nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus's scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister's wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who's-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money. Should he marry Solene de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans--and their reputation--go up in flames. Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist? In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England's oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all"-- Provided by publisher. 20240525. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Nobility Fiction. Rich people Fiction. Murder Fiction. Social classes Fiction. Weddings Fiction. Families Fiction. Scandals Fiction. Love Fiction. Humorous fiction. Cities Trilogy ; 2.