![]() ![]() “Li Lan’s odyssey keeps her on the brink of earthly demise and keeps the reader riveted to the page. rich in Chinese folklore, mores and the supernatural…intriguing and enlightening. ![]() “Choo’s remarkably strong and arresting first novel…is sure to garner much well-deserved attention.” - Booklist impressive first novel takes readers on one of the wildest rides since Alice fell down the rabbit hole.” - San Jose Mercury News “Choo’s clear and charming style creates an alternate reality where the stakes are just as high as in the real world, combining grounded period storytelling with the supernatural.” - Publishers Weekly 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. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at what price? Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a “ghost bride” for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. 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. ![]() 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. ![]()
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