03179cam a2200325 4500 526237774 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062263346 006226334X c34c1f3b-e772-4b99-93d5-e47e837f662d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1357884 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Choo, Yangsze. The Ghost Bride [Libby]. HarperAudio, 2013. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 333MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 333MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p>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</p> <p>One evening, my father asked me whether I would like to become a ghost bride. . . .</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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</p> <p>world forever.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1357884-TheGhostBride.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1357884-TheGhostBride.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C34C1F3B-E772-4B99-93D5-E47E837F662D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0293-1/1357884-TheGhostBride.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0293-1/1357884-TheGhostBride.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=C34C1F3B-E772-4B99-93D5-E47E837F662D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)