The Ghost Bride
About this book
1893, Malaysia. 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.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 396 readers · 489 pages · ≈ 9 h 03 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Ghost Bride?
About ≈ 9 h 03 m — 489 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Ghost Bride?
489 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Ghost Bride?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is The Ghost Bride in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Ghost Bride take place?
It is set in Malaysia during 19th century.
Who wrote The Ghost Bride?
Yangsze Choo.