Well, That Was Unexpected

Crazy Rich Asians meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in this YA fake dating romcom about two families who are catfished by their own parents.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

“A DELIGHTFUL, HILARIOUS, CAPTIVATING LOVE LETTER TO INDONESIA, AND COMING OF AGE IN A LARGE MEDDLESOME FAMILY, AND THE THRILL OF FINDING YOUR PERSON WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT! – ALI HAZELWOOD, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS

Crazy Rich Asians meets To All the Boys Ive Loved Before in this an outrageous, laugh-out-loud yet heartfelt YA fake dating romcom, from the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize. Sharlot Citra is caught with her very hot (but very secret) boyfriend by her traditional mother, she finds herself whisked away from LA to Indonesia for a summer of ‘getting back to her roots. Or so her mother thinks.

Across the globe, George Clooney Tanuwijaya, tested with a name that is a daily embarrassment, is tested further when his father and sister, Eleanor Roosevelt, decide to take it upon themselves to find him a respectable girlfriend. His family—one of the wealthiest, most famed in Indonesia—has a reputation to uphold.

Sharlot and Georges worlds collide when they discover that their parents have secretly been pretending to be them online. They agree to meet once, just to shut their parents up. But when the media gets wind of their date, things quickly spiral, and the two families get swept up in a highly publicized stunt where everyone has a role to play. And a secret to keep.

Weight: 246g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008501464