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The Ghost Bride

by Yangsze Choo
Morrow. Aug. 2013. 368p. ISBN 9780062227324. $24.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062227386. F
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Li Lan is from an upper-class but financially destitute Chinese family in Malaya (modern-day Malaysia). When the wealthy Lim family proposes that she enter into a spirit marriage with their recently deceased son, she reluctantly accepts, because it means she will never want for another earthly thing. But the union soon plunges Li into a dream world where nothing is as it seems and anything can happen. In order to make her way back to the land of the living, Li must uncover deeply buried secrets about her own family's past and an ancient connection between her family and the Lims.
VERDICT Choo's first novel explores in a delicate and thought-provoking way the ancient custom of spirit marriages, which were thought to appease restless spirits. Reminiscent of Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter, this debut is sure to be a hit with supernatural and historical fiction fans alike. [See Prepub Alert, 2/18/13.]
Reviewed by Caitlin Bronner, MLIS, Pratt Inst., Brooklyn , Aug 02, 2013
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