I just finished Kevin Kwan's latest dishy novel Lies And Weddings (#1,224). Who doesn't love reading about over-the-top society weddings being ruined by an inconvenient volcanic eruption? And it just keeps getting better from there!
The main characters in this romp are the Earl of Greshambury and his family along with their neighbors, the Tongs. Despite the lavish spending by the Countess Arabella (a former Hong Kong super model) Francis, the Earl, has never had the courage to tell her economize as their fortune slowly disappears over the decades. When push comes to shove, the solution to their financial woes is obvious: their two lovely daughters and the hunky son Rufus, Viscount St. Ives, must all marry money. Piles and piles of money.
You know that's never going to work out. Rufus has been in love with the girl next door for years. Eden Tong doesn't believe anything will come of it due to his social position, even though she returns his regard. Besides, both she and her father have busy medical practices to keep them occupied when not being summoned up to the Manor to treat the Greshams.
The plot skips merrily around the watering holes of the rich and famous as scheming mothers jockey for the most eligible catches on any continent... Will love win in the end? Oh, I think it's got a pretty good chance with Kevin Kwan pulling the strings. (And writing those delicious catty little footnotes!)
Do, by all means, add Lies And Weddings to your summer reading book bag!
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