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Did this novel by yangsze choo live up to my expectations. Chinese ghost marriage was usually set up by the family of the deceased and performed for a number of reasons, including the marriage of an engaged couple before one members death. Part 19th century novel, part magical journey to the chinese world of the dead, yangsze. About the author yangsze choo is a fourth generation malaysian of chinese descent. Jun 21, 2014 in the ghost bride, this is the offer of marriage proposed to the young li lan, an offer made by an extremely wealthy family. Yangsze eats and reads too much, and often does both at the same time. San jose mercury news this first foray into novel writing was worth the waitthe ghost bride is a sublime and mysterious pageturner, full of intrigue and the complications of life on earth and beyond. Li lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects.
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An indie next list pick, the bookseller editors pick, and a library journal barbaras pick, yangsze choos stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. What makes all this work is the sumptuous world of chinese emigre culture and the love story that flows under it allthe kind so full of longing, the pages practically sigh as you turn each one. Because li lans household is justifably hesitant to accept the offer to become a ghost bride, the lim family exerts more pressure upon them to agree. Yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Due to a childhood spent in various countries such as germany and japan, she can eavesdrop badly in several languages. Read online the ghost bride pdf by yangsze choo for free. They live in malacca, a sleepy town in malaya, which. The ghost bride was right up my alley and i couldnt wait to get my hands on it. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. Young li lans family was once rich and respected, but since her mother succumbed to smallpox when she was 4, her father, scarred from his own nearfatal struggle with the illness, has squandered the family fortune in a haze of opium. Buy a cheap copy of the ghost bride book by yangsze choo. It is written so beautifully so once you start reading it, you will never leave your seat until the last page of the novel. Although uncommon, this was the practice among some folklore practicing chinese and is the illfate of li lan, a young woman in 19th century malyasia in the ghost bride by yangzse choo. In the ghost bride, this is the offer of marriage proposed to the young li lan, an offer made by an extremely wealthy family.
A wondrous comingofage story infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists. Plenty of girls daydream about their future weddings. From the new york times bestselling author of the night tiger, a reeses book club pick. Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage. The ghost bride marries disparate plots beautifully. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful lim family. With a magical text by leon garfield and superbly evocative pictures by charles keeping, this strangely moving story of a ghostly wedding has become a classic of its time.
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