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008			130227s2013 nyu 000 1 eng
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020			_a9780062227324
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100	1		_aChoo, Yangsze
245	1	4	_aThe Ghost Bride
250			_aFirst edition
264		1	_aNew York, US | _bWilliam Morrow | _c2013
300			_a362 pages | _c24 cm | _bHardcover
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
520			_aGoodreads Choice AwardNominee for Best Fantasy (2013), Nominee for Best Debut Goodreads Author (2013) 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.
650		0	_aFantasy
650		0	_aYoung Women
650		0	_aChinese
650		0	_aFuture Life
650		0	_aMalaysia
650		0	_aFiction
651		0	_aMalaysia _y19th Century
655		7	_aHistorical Fiction _2gsafd
655		7	_aFantasy Fiction _2gsafd
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