Strauss knows his grandfather did in fact attend Fred Trump’s party, and that Ball was there too. Strauss family memories are dunked in legend; my relatives make fanciful splashes.” Indeed they do, to the delight of the reader. Wood has several surprises up her sleeve; her characters have loved often, lived large and taken plenty of risks, which makes for quick, Liane Moriarty-esque reading. Her love for them was inexplicable.”There is nothing discussion-worthy or thought-provoking about Kevin Kwan’s fourth novel, SEX AND VANITY (Doubleday, 315 pp., $26.95). Lucie gets engaged to a man who fits the second description but later reconnects with Speedo-guy in — wait for it — East Hampton.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2020 10:52 UTC