On Nick’s arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor. Crazy Rich Asians is the first literary fiction novel in the Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy series by renowned author Kevin Kwan. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. Rachel Chu expects to be met with an average trip when her boyfriend Nick Young invites her to Singapore, but when she arrives she is met with Nicks. When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. 'A Pride and Prejudice-like send-up about an heir bringing his Chinese-American girlfriend home to meet his ancestor-obsessed family.” - People.The international sensation that was the basis for Hollywood’s highest grossing romantic comedy in over a decade.MediaType eBook shortDescription #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages It is heavily implied that Francesca was responsible for placing the mutilated fish in Rachel's hotel room, and she also purposefully makes Rachel uncomfortable by sharing a lewd story about a sexual experience that she had with Nick before his relationship with Rachel.OverDrive Product Record readingOrder 1 images She later married a Syrian/Iranian Jewish businessman and had a son with him named Joshua.įrancesca spends most of the book trying to harass Rachel Chu, whom she is jealous of due to Rachel's relationship with Nick Young. However, Francesca still hoped to eventually rekindle their relationship, and was envious of Nick's relationship with Rachel Chu.Īfter failing to thwart the relationship between Nick and Rachel, Francesca had an affair with businessman Roderick Liang, who was already married, creating a scandal that forced her to flee Singapore. Nick recalled that they grew apart after her personality changed. Like Amanda 'Mandy' Ling, Francesca had a relationship with Nick Young in her youth. She was an heiress to the Shaw Foods fortune before her grandfather, Shaw Foods founder Ronald Shaw, cut off the entire family from his fortune after unexpectedly waking up from his coma after a stroke several years earlier. She is a minor character in the Crazy Rich Asians book series by Kevin Kwan, and was an antagonist in the first book.įrancesca is the daughter of Nadine Shaw, one of Eleanor Young's closest friends. Francesca Shaw is a Singaporean socialite and a former girlfriend of Nick Young.

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