The Ghost Bride The Ghost Bride

The Ghost Bride

    • 4.1 • 52 Ratings
    • $19.99

Publisher Description

A startlingly original voice makes her literary debut with this wondrous coming-of-age story infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, adventure, and fascinating, dreamlike twists

One evening, my father asked me whether 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, traditional ghost marriages are used to placate restless spirits. 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 Lims' 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.

GENRE
Fiction
NARRATOR
YC
Yangsze Choo
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
12:07
hr min
RELEASED
2013
August 6
PUBLISHER
HarperAudio
SIZE
618.8
MB

Customer Reviews

blue snoopy ,

Throughly enjoyed!

This was a great book and very interesting. I particularly liked the take on the afterlife.

The Night Tiger The Night Tiger
2019
The Fox Wife The Fox Wife
2024
The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia (Unabridged) The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia (Unabridged)
2016
The Wolf and the Woodsman The Wolf and the Woodsman
2021
The Perfumist of Paris The Perfumist of Paris
2023
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
2021