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If you liked Crazy Rich Asians
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China rich girlfriend : a novel
by Kevin Kwan
Feeling incomplete because her unknown birth father cannot walk her down the aisle, a girl on the brink of marrying one of Asia's richest bachelors is brought into the elite circles of Shanghai by a shocking revelation. By the best-selling author of Crazy Rich Asians.
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Rich people problems : a novel
by Kevin Kwan
Rushing to the deathbed of his grandmother, Nicholas Young encounters a massive clan eager to claim a share of the family fortune, win the hearts of loved ones, destroy each other's reputations, and outmaneuver professional rivals.
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America for beginners
by Leah Franqui
A widow from India travels to California to learn the truth about what happened to the son who was declared dead shortly after he revealed his sexual orientation to their traditional family.
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The Bollywood bride
by Sonali Dev
Traveling home to Chicago to attend a family wedding and ride out a scandal, Bollywood star Ria Parkar reunites with Vikram Jathar, whose heart she broke to pursue her career.
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Chemistry : a novel
by Weike Wang
Losing her love for her major when her graduate studies become subject to research failures and high pressure, a Boston University student contemplates a marriage proposal from a more successful fellow scientist while she pursues an entirely different kind of chemistry.
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Eligible : a novel
by Curtis Sittenfeld
Returning with her sister, Jane, to their Ohio hometown when their father falls ill, New York magazine editor Lizzy Bennett confronts challenges in the form of her younger sisters' football fangirl antics, a creepy cousin's unwanted attentions and the infuriating standoffish manners of a handsome neurosurgeon.
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Erotic stories for Punjabi widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal
Nikki has spent most of her life distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community. After her father's death she takes a job teaching a creative writing course in the heart of the Punjabi community. When one of the women students brings a book of erotica to class, Nicki use it as the basis for helping these modest women unleash creativity by telling their own stories.
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Everything here is beautiful
by Mira T. Lee
The bond between a responsible, self-contained older sister and her mentally ill, impulsive younger sister is shaped and tested over years marked by the loss of their mother, an impetuous first marriage, a fling that results in the birth of a baby and painful sacrifices.
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The ghost bride
by Yangsze Choo
When she agrees to become a ghost bride for the wealthy Lim family's son, who recently died under mysterious circumstances, Li Lan must dive into a shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife to find the truth and, once there, must decide if she wants to return to the world of the living.
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The hopefuls
by Jennifer Close
Beth follows her new husband, Matt, and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite.
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The idiot : A Novel
by Elif Batuman
Embarking on her freshman year at Harvard in the early tech days of the 1990s, a young artist and daughter of Turkish immigrants begins a correspondence with an older mathematics student from Hungary while struggling with her changing sense of self, first love and a daunting career prospect.
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Girl in translation
by Jean Kwok
Emigrating with her mother from Hong Kong to Brooklyn, Kimberly Chang begins a secret double life as an exceptional schoolgirl during the day and sweatshop worker at night, an existence also marked by a first crush and the pressure to save her family from poverty.
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The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter's memories and feelings.
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The Kiss Quotient
by Helen Hoang
A 30-year-old math whiz with Asperger's tries to make her love life as rich as her career by hiring an escort to help her with her lack of knowledge and experience in the dating department.
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The knockoff : a novel
by Lucy Sykes
Discovering that her young former assistant is plotting to steal her job and transform their fashion magazine into an app, editor-in-chief Imogen Tate is challenged to find her inner geek to save her career and the magazine.
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The leavers : a novel
by Lisa Ko
An award-winning debut novel follows the experiences of a Chinese youth who when his undocumented worker mother fails to return home is adopted by a family that attempts to make him over as an American teen while he struggles to reconcile his new life with memories of the family he left behind.
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Little fires everywhere
by Celeste Ng
Fighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant's past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families.
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Modern lovers
by Emma Straub
Three friends and former college bandmates struggle with the poignant midlife difficulties of managing the sexuality, independence and secrets of their young-adult children against painful memories of a friend who soared and fell without them.
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My not so perfect life
by Sophie Kinsella
After being unexpectedly fired by Demeter Farlowe, her brilliant and creative boss, Katie Brenner retreats to her family's farm to help them set up a vacation business, but when Demeter shows up out of the blue, Katie has a new chance at re-evaluating—and resetting—her life.
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The nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Gathering to confront an older sibling who has been recently released from rehab after a drunk driving accident, the Plum siblings watch as the trust fund left by their father rises and falls according to self-inflicted problems.
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No one can pronounce my name : a novel
by Rakesh Satyal
Struggling with cultural divisions in a Cleveland suburb mostly populated by Indian Americans, lonely 40-something Harit dresses up in a sari to comfort his grief-stricken mother before befriending a woman who writes paranormal romances to manage her fears about her husband's affair.
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Number one Chinese restaurant : a novel
by Lillian Li
A working family that has built a busy life running a beloved Maryland Chinese restaurant is forced by youthful recklessness and a tragedy to confront interpersonal conflicts and the limits of what parents are willing to sacrifice for their children.
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Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
In early 1900s Korea, prized daughter Sunja finds herself pregnant and alone, bringing shame on her family until a young tubercular minister offers to marry her and bring her to Japan, in the saga of one family bound together as their faith and identity are called into question.
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A place for us : a novel
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A story of family identity and belonging follows an Indian family through the marriage of their daughter, from the parents' arrival in the United States to the return of their estranged son.
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The private life of Mrs Sharma
by Ratika Kapur
Committed to doing her part in realizing the new Indian dream for her family by working as a receptionist in Delhi and taking care of the home, while her husband works in Dubai, Mrs. Sharma's conversation with a stranger may change everything.
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The royal we
by Heather Cocks
Unexpectedly falling for the crown prince Nicholas while attending Oxford, practical-minded Bex endures ritzy society gatherings, fashionable outings and unwelcome publicity as well as jealous ex-girlfriends and dark royal family secrets.
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Royal wedding
by Meg Cabot
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Princess Diaries series, comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her Prince Charming as they plan their fairy tale wedding—but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare.
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Sarong party girls
by Cheryl Lu-lien Tan
A modern adaptation of Emma traces a young Asian woman's rise in the glitzy, moneyed city of Singapore, where old traditions clash with present-day materialism as she hatches a plans to orchestrate marriages between her girlfriends and wealthy Western expats.
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Sophia of Silicon Valley : a novel
by Anna Yen
A brilliant young Asian woman navigates the dynamic world of Silicon Valley in the boom years of the tech industry, working for some of the world's leading minds, including Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, while enduring a comedy-of-errors and bad-boy behavior in would-be professional environments, often from the perspective of the only woman on her teams.
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
by Lisa See
Explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter, who has been adopted by an American couple, tracing the very different cultural factors that compel them to consume a rare native tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
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The Wangs vs. the world
by Jade Chang
A wealthy but fractured Chinese family loses everything in the financial crisis before embarking on a haphazard but ultimately redemptive journey across America as part of an effort to reclaim ancestral lands in China.
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The wedding date
by Jasmine Guillory
Stranded together in an elevator during a power outage, Drew and Alexa agree to pose as a couple at an ex's wedding and discover afterwards that they are unable to forget each other.
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What we were promised
by Lucy Tan
Returning home to Shanghai after years of chasing the American dream, Wei Zhen and his newly wealthy family, including his wife Lina and their daughter Karen, must each confront painful secrets and unfulfilled promises.
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The windfall : a novel
by Diksha Basu
Moving to a wealthy community after the lucrative sale of their website, Mr. And Mrs. Jha, formerly of East Delhi, struggle with cultural changes while their son, studying in America, pursues romance and wonders how his parents' new status will affect his life choices.
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