Family Trust by Kathy Wang

Stanley Huang has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only has a short time left on this earth, but he's in no rush to formalize his will. This sends his family into a tailspin as they try to ensure his wealth is distributed fairly, while trying not to appear as though they're clambering over each other for a piece of the trust.

Linda, Stanley's first wife, believes him to be a complete idiot and is trying to look out for the best interests of their adult children, Fred and Kate, and to keep his money away from Stanley's second/current wife, Mary. Linda believes Mary only married Stanley for his money and is just waiting for his imminent death so she can swoop in and take over his cash.

Fred is trying to climb the corporate ladder in the field of finance. He feels he's put in his time but lost out on a few key promotions and doesn't want to let the latest lucrative opportunity presented to him escape him this time around. Meanwhile, his sister Kate has big career ambitions of her own - she just needs the confidence to own what's hers and really believe in herself. 

Money issues aside, Linda and her two kids are also fumbling through difficult romantic relationships. Linda decides to embark on a new adventure but doesn't know exactly what she's getting herself into, Fred is trying to figure out if his current girlfriend is a really, really bad choice or marriage material, and Kate is juggling two kids of her own and a secretive husband.

No one really knows what Mary's up to. Between a language barrier, a significant-enough age difference between her and Stanley, and the stigma of being the second wife and stepmother, it's anyone's guess. 

They're all brilliant and well-educated, but naive and set in their ways. A lot of hilarity ensues, but you'll have to wait till the end to find out if, as everyone seems to think, money really does make the man.

Book cover rating: 3/5 (This is not a book filled with flowery language - but it is written by a graduate of the Harvard Business School, which makes you feel pretty freaking brilliant yourself as a reader when you can actually understand all of the financial jargon and business schemes described throughout it.)