NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy
Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in
this outrageous comedy of manners. "Imagine Crazy Rich Asians mated with Saltburn and you've
got Lies and Weddings —a heavenly summertime read!"—Plum Sykes New York Times best-selling
author of Bergdorf Blondes 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 of
manors and yachts lies 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 on the Big Island
of Hawaii a veritable who’s-who of sultans barons and oligarchs and seduce a woman with
money. Should he marry Solène 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.
