Five Star Billionaire

Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, the overlapping lives of five newcomers to China-s most dynamic city are the subject of this kaleidoscopic novel.Welcome to Shanghai. A restless metropolis where old traditions collide with new ambitions - a place where anything can happen and anyone can become Somebody.Golddigger, property magnate, pop star, entrepreneur and guru: five newcomers are lured by the promise of making fortunes and remaking identities. But they find their lives converging in unpredictable ways, as the Five Star Billionaire-s lessons for success wreak havoc. For in a land where dreams may come true, nothing is ever quite as it seems-