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The ghost bride: a novel
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Now a Netflix Mandarin original drama premiering January 2020
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger, a Reese's Book Club pick, Yangsze Choo's stunning debut, The Ghost Bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists.
Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a "ghost bride" for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at what price?
Night after night, Li Lan is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, where she must uncover the Lim family's darkest secrets--and the truth about her own family.
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9780062227324
9780062227386
9780062227386
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| Grouping Author | yangsze choo |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2020-10-26 04:17:03AM |
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| display_description | "One evening, my father asked me if I would like to become a ghost bride..." Though ruled by British overlords, the Chinese of colonial Malaya still cling to ancient customs. And in the sleepy port town of Malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound. Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want her to become a ghost bride for the family's only son, who recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at a terrible price. After an ominous visit to the opulent Lim mansion, Li Lan finds herself haunted not only by her ghostly would-be suitor, but also by her desire for the Lim's handsome new heir, Tian Bai. Night after night, she is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, with its ghost cities, paper funeral offerings, vengeful spirits and monstrous bureaucracy--including the mysterious Er Lang, a charming but unpredictable guardian spirit. Li Lan must uncover the Lim family's darkest secrets--and the truth about her own family--before she is trapped in this ghostly world forever. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| subject_facet | Chinese -- Malaysia -- Fiction Fantasy fiction Future life -- Fiction Historical fiction Malaysia -- 19th century -- Fiction Marriage -- Fiction Young women -- Malaysia -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_display | The ghost bride : a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_full | The Ghost Bride A Novel The ghost bride : a novel / Yangsze Choo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_short | The ghost bride | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_sub | a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| topic_facet | Chinese Fantasy Fiction Future life Historical Fiction Literature Marriage Young women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
