5/24/2023 0 Comments The ghost bride bookNight 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? In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. The Ghost Bride was nominated for numerous awards, including the 2014 Carnegie Medal and the 2014 Myopic Fantasy Award. So when her second book, The Night Tiger, came out, I was excited to get. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a "ghost bride" for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. The Ghost Bride (2013), a young adult paranormal fantasy by Yangsze Choo, centers on a young girl married to a ghost, who must save her dead husband’s soul before it is destroyed by other malevolent entities. A few years ago, I read Yangsze Choos first novel, The Ghost Bride, and adored it. 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. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. , is a startlingly original novel infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Narzeczona ducha (Paperback) Published January 20th 2020 by Spoeczny Instytut Wydawniczy Znak.
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