![]() Hanna and Max Von Greyerz are parents to seven year-old Linus and five-year old twins Ellinor and Tilde, and Bell has been with the family for more than two years. In the oldest part of Stockholm, Bell Everhurst is working as a nanny for an affluent family. (For visual travel inspiration – watch the film after reading the books!) The novels are set primarily in Singapore and Hong Kong and have definitely stoked my wanderlust and desire to visit both of these incredible Asian cities. 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.Ĭrazy Rich Asians is the first in a trilogy by Kwan (the others are China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems) and I loved them all! The stories are hilarious and have everything – love, romance, scheming social climbers and more. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. 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. Kinsella has written since as well as a couple that she had written previously under the name of Madeleine Wickham.ħ. I read Confessions of a Shopaholic shortly after it was first published 20 years ago and was instantly hooked at Becky’s laugh-out-loud funny escapades and the London setting. just a little something.Īny or all of Sophie Kinsella’s books could be on this list but I decided to go with the first. Her only consolation is to buy herself something. ![]() And lately Becky’s been chased by dismal letters from the bank – letters with large red sums she can’t bear to read. Her job writing at Successful Saving magazine not only bores her to tears, it doesn’t pay much at all. The only trouble is, she can’t actually afford it – not any of it. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsellaīecky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London’s trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite friends, and a closet brimming with the season’s must-haves. This one set in Rome is the perfect escape if you’re in need of a little Italian dolce vita.Ĥ. ![]() Many of her contemporary romance books are page-turners set in fabulous destinations and usually have a bit of a mystery element to them as well. I haven’t read this novel yet but have read several others by Karen Swan. But when a priceless diamond ring found in an ancient tunnel below the city streets is ascribed to Elena, Cesca begins to suspect a shocking secret at the heart of Elena’s life. As summer unfurls, Elena tells her sensational stories, leaving Cesca in her thrall. Mutually intrigued by each other, the two women agree to collaborate on a project, with Cesca interviewing Elena for her memoirs. When she finds a stolen designer handbag and returns it, she is brought into the orbit of her grand neighbor who lives across the piazza – famed socialite Viscontessa Elena dei Damiani Pignatelli della Mirandola. But he is the one man she can never have, and all the beauty and money in the world can’t change it.Ģ017 and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourist groups around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London. At 26, she is already onto her third husband when she meets her love match. Born to wealth and a noted beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. 1974 and Elena Damiani lives a gilded life.
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