When&,nbsp,Nicholas&,nbsp,Young&,nbsp,hears&,nbsp,that&,nbsp,his&,nbsp,grandmother,&,nbsp,Su&,nbsp,Yi,&,nbsp,is&,nbsp,on&,nbsp,her&,nbsp,deathbed,&,nbsp,he rushes&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,be&,nbsp,by&,nbsp,her&,nbsp,bedside--but&,nbsp,he's&,nbsp,not&,nbsp,alone.&,nbsp,It&,nbsp,seems&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,entire&,nbsp,Shang-Young clan&,nbsp,has&,nbsp,convened&,nbsp,from&,nbsp,all&,nbsp,corners&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,globe,&,nbsp,ostensibly&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,care&,nbsp,for&,nbsp,their matriarch&,nbsp,but&,nbsp,truly&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,stake&,nbsp,claim&,nbsp,on&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,massive&,nbsp,fortune&,nbsp,that&,nbsp,Su&,nbsp,Yi&,nbsp,controls.&,nbsp,With each&,nbsp,family&,nbsp,member&,nbsp,secretly&,nbsp,fantasizing&,nbsp,about&,nbsp,getting&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,keys&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,Tyersall&,nbsp,Park--a trophy&,nbsp,estate&,nbsp,on&,nbsp,64&,nbsp,prime&,nbsp,acres&,nbsp,in&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,heart&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,Singapore--the&,nbsp,place&,nbsp,becomes&,nbsp,a hotbed&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,intrigue&,nbsp,and&,nbsp,Nicholas&,nbsp,finds&,nbsp,himself&,nbsp,blocked&,nbsp,from&,nbsp,entering&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,premises. As&,nbsp,relatives&,nbsp,claw&,nbsp,over&,nbsp,heirlooms,&,nbsp,Astrid&,nbsp,Leong&,nbsp,is&,nbsp,at&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,center&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,her&,nbsp,own&,nbsp,storm, desperately&,nbsp,in&,nbsp,love&,nbsp,with&,nbsp,her&,nbsp,old&,nbsp,sweetheart&,nbsp,Charlie&,nbsp,Wu,&,nbsp,but&,nbsp,tormented&,nbsp,by&,nbsp,his ex-wife--a&,nbsp,woman&,nbsp,hell&,nbsp,bent&,nbsp,on&,nbsp,destroying&,nbsp,Astrid's&,nbsp,reputation&,nbsp,and&,nbsp,relationship. Meanwhile&,nbsp,Kitty&,nbsp,Pong,&,nbsp,married&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,billionaire&,nbsp,Jack&,nbsp,Bing,&,nbsp,finds&,nbsp,a&,nbsp,formidable opponent&,nbsp,in&,nbsp,his&,nbsp,fashionista&,nbsp,daughter,&,nbsp,Colette.&,nbsp,A&,nbsp,sweeping&,nbsp,novel&,nbsp,that&,nbsp,takes&,nbsp,us from&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,elegantly&,nbsp,appointed&,nbsp,mansions&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,Manila&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,secluded&,nbsp,private&,nbsp,islands&,nbsp,in the&,nbsp,Sulu&,nbsp,Sea,&,nbsp,from&,nbsp,a&,nbsp,schoolyard&,nbsp,kidnapping&,nbsp,to&,nbsp,a&,nbsp,gold-leaf&,nbsp,dance floor&,nbsp,spattered with&,nbsp,blood,&,nbsp,Kevin&,nbsp,Kwan's&,nbsp,gloriously&,nbsp,wicked&,nbsp,new&,nbsp,novel&,nbsp,reveals&,nbsp,the&,nbsp,long-buried secrets&,nbsp,and&,nbsp,rich&,nbsp,people&,nbsp,problems&,nbsp,of&,nbsp,Asia's&,nbsp,most&,nbsp,privileged&,nbsp,families....

viac informácií o knihe nižšie