Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

by Kevin Kwan

Eleanor had a long-held theory about men. She truly believed that for most men, all that talk of “being in love” or “finding the right one” was absolute nonsense. Marriage was purely a matter of timing, and whenever a man was finally done sowing his wild oats and ready to settle down, whichever girl happened to be there at the time would be the right one.

So this theory actually came from a friend that I originally met during a trip to Italy. As we were traveling together for the better part of three weeks, we spent a great deal of time arguing about this, as the young romantic in me felt that her theory was complete bollocks. Over the years, I've watched her theory proven right to me time and time again with many guys I know. What do you think? (Incidentally, this same friend was one of the early readers of my manuscript for "Crazy Rich Asians," and she suggested that I needed a first chapter story that really pulled the reader in. It inspired me to write the prologue set in London. Originally, my book began with what is Chapter 2, the Bible Study Chapter.)