{"product_id":"the-ghost-bride-a-novel","title":"The Ghost Bride: A Novel","description":"\"One evening  my father asked me if I would like to become a ghost bride...\" Part 19th century novel  part magical journey to the Chinese world of the dead  Yangsze Choos debut novel The Ghost Bride is a startlingly original historical fantasy infused with Chinese folklore  romantic intrigue  and unexpected supernatural twists. Reminiscent of Lisa Sees Peony in Love and Neil Gaimans Neverwhere  The Ghost Bride is a wondrous coming-of-age story from a remarkable new voice in fiction. NY Times bestseller  Oprah.coms Book of the Week  Indie Next List pick  Good Housekeeping August Book Pick  Glamour Magazine Beach Read  The Bookseller Editors Pick  Library Journal Barbaras Pick  \"Choos clear and charming style creates an alternate reality where the stakes are just as high as in the real world  combining grounded period storytelling with the supernatural.\" Publishers Weekly  \"What makes all this work is the sumptuous world of Chinese migr culture and the love story that flows under it all--the kind so full of longing  the pages practically sigh as you turn each one.\" Oprah.com - Book of the Week  \"The Ghost Bride  an impressive first novel  takes readers on one of the wildest rides since Alice fell down the rabbit hole.\" San Jose Mercury News  \"Choos remarkably strong and arresting first novel explores the concept of Chinese \"spirit marriages\" in late-nineteenth-century Malaya through the eyes of the highly relatable Li Lan...With its gripping tangles of plot and engaging characters  this truly compelling read is sure to garner much well deserved attention.\" Booklist  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 familys 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 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 familys darkest secrets--and the truth about her own family--before she is trapped in this ghostly world forever.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44905970630709,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062227327","price":25.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0062227327.jpg?v=1767955936","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ghost-bride-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}