Despite this wealth, he was raised to be humble and to keep a low profile. Unknown to anyone in New York, he not only belongs to one of the top ten wealthiest families in Asia but is possibly sole heir to his family's great fortune. Although he grew up in London, Nick is a Singapore native. When her boyfriend Nick, an NYU professor of history, takes her to meet his family in Singapore, she is completely unaware of what is in store for her. She was raised by her single mother and leads a typical middle-class life. Rachel is a New York University (NYU) professor of economics, who is originally from Cupertino, California. The story revolves around the grand wedding of Singapore's most eligible bachelor, Colin Khoo, and a fashion icon, Araminta Lee, which everyone calls the wedding of the year. The book is told from the perspective of five main characters: Rachel Chu, Nicholas (Nick) Young, Eleanor Young, Astrid Leong, and Edison Cheng.
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