"Kwan's characters are powerful and attractive, living in the lap of luxury." -NPR, "All Things Considered" "A taste of Asian opulence served with skewering humor." - The Daily News 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 "The equivalent of a Bubble Tea concoction laced with Henry James extracts and Jackie Collins sprinkles. "A crazy parade through the lives of the aspirational elite." - Los Angeles Times Highly entertaining." - The Washington Post As frothy as the egg whites on the sort of cocktail you should drink while reading Kwan's books. "Lifestyles of the rich and famous, China-style" - The Houston Chronicle "Frothy."-Hanya Yanigahara, Conde Nast Traveler "Makes Downton Abbey look more like Downton Arrivistes. Funny." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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