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Rachel Khong's instant best-seller follows unpaid intern Lily Chen chasing her version of the American dream. She falls for a young financier, and suddenly the life she had always dreamed of feels within reach.
Fast-forward twenty years, and we're plunged into the perspective of Nick - Lily's teenage son - to whom she feels increasingly estranged, and who cannot seem to fathom his mother's choices. But upon looking into his past, Nick begins to realise that the actions of his mother in 1990s NYC, and of his grandmother in China in the 1960s, are far more complex than he thought.
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Scottish Sun
20 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Love Island fans convinced Ben doesn't fancy stunning American bombshell Toni as they spot giveaway sign
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Scotsman
an hour ago
- Scotsman
Love Island's first dumping is just hours away after Maya Jama's brutal bombshell
Love Island will be saying goodbye to one islander - just hours after they arrived 😱 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Love Island has promised 'twists' and it is already delivering. The first elimination will take place in just a matter of hours. But who is at risk of being sent home after such a short stay? Love Island's 'summer to remember' has kicked off with a series of increasingly brutal twists. After barely 24 hours in the villa, one star will already be packing their bags to head home - at least the forecasters are predicting a heatwave in Blighty. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The arrival of the show's first ever American contestant - Toni - has put one of the housemates at risk of going home. Here's all you need to know: When is the first Love Island dumping of 2025? Shakira is at risk of being dumped first on Love Island | ITV The initial islanders have barely had the chance to step through the doors and unpack their suitcases and already a dumping is set to take place. The conclusion of the 2025 launch episode yesterday (June 9) saw host Maya reveal that the first re-coupling is set to take place 24 hours later. After pairing up, the six couples were just starting to get to know each other when the first bombshell of the series entered the villa - in the form of Toni - and she got to steal one of the boys. It leaves one singleton and they are already at risk of going home. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Love Island will be on ITV2 tonight (June 10) at 9pm. It will be a slightly shorter episode at just 65 minutes, including adverts, and will finish at 10.05pm approximately. Who is at risk of being dumped on Love Island? Having seemingly hit it off early doors with Ben, 22-year-old Shakira found the rug being pulled out from under her at the end of episode one. After being welcomed to the villa by host Maya, American contestant Toni swooped in and stole Ben away and left his original partner at risk. While she was not dumped straight away, Shakira was warned that if she wasn't selected by one of the other boys in the re-coupling the following night then it would be a one-way ticket back to the UK. So it promises to be quite the dramatic start to the show - and one of the girls will go home by the end of tonight's episode. The only couple who is exempt from the re-coupling - and thus safe from the dumping - is Toni and Ben. But will Shakira be able to hold onto her place in the villa - and who will go home? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Love Island fans threaten to call Ofcom over results of brutal twist leave early favourite at risk
Some have made threats, but some have seemingly already logged complaints FURIOUS VIEWERS Love Island fans threaten to call Ofcom over results of brutal twist leave early favourite at risk LOVE Island fans have threatened to call Ofcom over the results of a brutal twist that has left an early favourite at risk. Maya Jama was at the helm of the ITV2 reality-dating show once again, and at the end of the show she left the villa in a state of shock. 6 Maya Jama headed up the series once again Credit: Eroteme 6 Toni entered the Love Island villa as the first ever American bombshell Credit: Eroteme 6 She stole Ben from Shakira Credit: Eroteme 6 Shakira was left single and vulnerable Credit: Eroteme 6 But fans reckon Alima could be vulnerable too Credit: Eroteme Maya delivered a huge bombshell when she entered the villa for a second time in episode one. Her bombshell was that a bombshell was arriving. American beauty Toni - who is the first ever bombshell from the United States - then arrived. The couples are stunned as Toni says: "Good Evening UK! Surprise!" They quickly worked out she is American and on being the first American bombshell Toni says: "Lucky girl, aren't I?" Maya then explained that Toni was to immediately steal a boy. Toni then stole Ben, meaning Shakira was left single and vulnerable. But despite Shakira being the vulnerable one, fans were quick to say that they thought Alima was the most at risk. Alima is paired with Blu and fans think he will make a move for single Shakira. "You see that Blu, he is already calculating how to get with Shakira. Oh Lorddd! My Alima might be at risk," said one. Love Island star offends viewers within seconds as she makes shock comment about 9-5 jobs Others then quickly shared how if Alima does get dumped this week, they will be making complaints to the regulator. One person took to X to say: "If Alima gets sent home OfCom be ready." Another echoed: "If Alima gets dumped, Ofcom will be hearing from me." While a third agreed: "If Alima gets dumped because of the American I'm reporting the show to ofcom." A fourth then penned: "I don't know what to report but I want to report to ofcom." "Can you complain to Ofcom over #loveisland casting men that are exclusively awful?" asked a fifth. While someone else stated that they had already complained to Ofcom about the episode. In this year's series so far, there are six boys and seven girls - including one bombshell. Ben, Dejon, Harry, Conor, Blu and Tommy make up the OG guys. While Shakira, Meg, Alima, Sophie, Megan and Helena make up the OG girls. And Toni is the first bombshell of the series.
