![]() Billed as a romance novel, this story is equal parts mystery and fantasy with some underlying teenage love and angst mixed in. This curious and entertaining tale takes the reader on a journey through the small village of Melaka, as well as the Chinese spirit world. While their financial status continues to deteriorate, Li Lan’s father is approached by the upstanding and well-to-do Lim family, who ask for his consent to have Li Lan marry their recently deceased son–thus becoming the bride of a ghost. ![]() However, after her mother’s death, her father sinks into a depressive state that he combats by self-medicating with opium. ![]() Li Lan is the daughter of a once wealthy and revered family. The Ghost Bride is debut author Choo’s stand-alone novel about the plight of a young girl in 19th century China. ![]()
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