Description: "Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant bride and her two best friends, each with their own motives and fed up with the way society treats women, who forge a plan to steal all the gift money on the big day."--Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Sophie Wan is the author of Women of Good Fortune. She graduated from UC Berkeley and now lives in San Francisco. Before she became an author, she was very good at writing emails. Find her on Instagram, @thesophiewan.
Review Quotes: "A love letter to Shanghai and complicated female friendships, Women of Good Fortune is a joyous, indulgent, immensely clever debut. I loved every second."
--Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief
--Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake "Crazy Rich Asians, but add a heist led by three feisty women fed up with society's double standards? YES PLEASE. I loved every second of this fun, fast-paced book with hilarious hijinks that begs the question: can women really ever have it all?"
--Colleen Oakley, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise "With an incredibly entertaining cast, sharp insights into class and gender, and glamorous settings, this is a most delectable read."
--Kyla Zhao, author of The Fraud Squad "[S]harp, biting, brilliant." --Booklist (starred review) "[A] crackling debut.... The novel moves along briskly while dutifully adhering to the tropes of the heist genre, but this stands out for its unexpected depth; Wan expertly delves into her protagonists' emotional backstories and reveals their complexities.... Wan pulls this off without a hitch."
--Publishers Weekly "[T]his fun novel has it all." --Woman's World "This was one of the most unique books I've read and a must-read."
--The New York Post, Best Books of March "Women of Good Fortune recalls the extravagant wedding fanfare of Crazy Rich Asians and the minute-by-minute scheming of Ocean's Eleven in an elaborate heist novel featuring a reluctant bride turned reluctant thief as she plans to rob her own wedding.... The story's urgency will keep readers captivated. But it is what these women learn along the way--about themselves and about one another--that gives the novel its heart."
--Shelf Awareness (starred review)