MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room Presents Kevin Kwan - Sex and Vanity Virtual Event

MJCCA Book Fest In Your Living Room Presents Kevin Kwan - Sex and Vanity Virtual Event

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020 8:00 PM

Location:
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta on Zoom

The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon “Crazy Rich Asians” returns with the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASPY fiancé of her family's dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kevin Kwan will join our partner, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, for a Zoom Live event to discuss “Sex and Vanity” with CNN journalist Holly Firfer. 

This free author program is presented in partnership with the following JCC Consortium: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boulder, Cherry Hill, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Indianapolis and Memphis. Advance registration is required.

A Cappella Books has copies of “Sex and Vanity” available for purchase via the link below. At checkout, choose between the local delivery, curbside pick-up, or shipping options. For zip codes not listed in the above banner, select curbside pick-up or USPS shipping.

About the Book

On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish, disapproving cousin Charlotte. "Your mother is Chinese so it's no surprise you'd be attracted to someone like him," Charlotte teases. The daughter of an American-born Chinese mother and a blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white side, and she adamantly denies having feelings for George. But several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton, where Lucie is weekending with her new fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucie is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment building, and ultimately herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world--and her heart. Moving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion, “Sex and Vanity” is a truly modern love story, a daring homage to “A Room with a View,” and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.

About the Author

Kevin Kwan is the author of the international bestsellers “Crazy Rich Asians,” “China Rich Girlfriend,” and “Rich People Problems.” “Crazy Rich Asians” was a #1 New York Times bestseller, a major motion picture, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Los Angeles and is trying to eat less pasta.