Julia Fine is the author of The Upstairs House, winner of the Chicago Review of Books Award for Fiction, and What Should Be Wild, which was shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior First Novel.
[My Book, The Movie: The Upstairs House; The Page 69 Test: The Upstairs House]
Fine's third novel, Maddalena and the Dark, was released in June 2023. She teaches writing in Chicago, where she lives with her family.
At Electric Lit Fine tagged eight books about friendships with wealth disparities, including:
Read about the other entries on the list.Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Sometimes your friend is also your boyfriend, who unbeknownst to you just so happens to be from an obscenely wealthy family. As Rachel follows Nick home to Singapore and the previously undisclosed family palace, she fends off skeptical mothers and snobby friends, navigating wild opulence and old-seated rivalries. Luckily she has Peik Lin, her best friend from college, who might be “unsophisticated” New Money but knows how to shower Rachel with expensive clothing. While Nick’s family sends Rachel on a rollercoaster ride, her bond with Peik Lin stays steady.
Crazy Rich Asians is among Joseph Finder's seven best books about dysfunctional rich families.
--Marshal Zeringue
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