The ghost bride by yangsze choo monday, 19 august 20. Mungkin agak geli membayangkan bagaimana mungkin manusia menikah dengan arwah. San jose mercury news this first foray into novel writing was worth the waitthe ghost bride is a sublime and mysterious pageturner, full. Pengantin arwah adalah sebuah ritual upacara khusus yang dipercaya oleh. The setting, background, history, superstitions and traditional beliefs of turnofthecentury malaya are what really shine in this story. Overdrive recommended yangsze choo s the ghost bride to me in august 2015. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The first edition of the novel was published in 20, and was written by yangsze choo. Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a. The ghost bride book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Download the ghost bride audiobook by yangsze choo. The ghost bride ebook by yangsze choo 9780062227386.
Though ruled by british overlords, the chinese of colonial. Sempat masuk wishlist dan senang juga saat penerjemahnya memberikan buku ini buat saya baca. The ghost bride, by yangsze choo, begins as though it were a piece of historical fiction. Who was the most memorable character of the ghost bride and why. However, like the characters involved in the story, it soon begins to cross over between the worlds of the living and the dead, between history and fantasy. The ghost bride yangsze choo, 20 harpercollins 362 pp. Part 19th century novel, part magical journey to the chinese world of the dead, yangsze. Yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Plenty of girls daydream about their future weddings. Which character as performed by yangsze choo was your favorite. Review of the ghost bride by yangsze choo fantasy cafe. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Maka, bisa saya katakan, yangsze choo berhasil melakukannya.
I loved how she performed each character and made them different. The heroine is in her teen years, but i like that choo did not force it into being a ya novel. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ghost bride. The ghost bride by yangsze choo cat on the bookshelf. An indie next list pick, the bookseller editors pick, and a library journal barbaras pick, yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. One evening, my father asked me if i would like to become a gho. After graduating from harvard university, she worked as a management consultant before writing her first novel. The ghost bride, set in colonial malaya and the elaborate chinese world of the afterlife, is about a peculiar historic custom called a spirit marriage. One evening, my father asked me if i would like to become a ghost bride. I love how it end, how the cultures had been portraits and most of all i love how it achieve my expectation level. Yangsze choos stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with. Yangsze choo s debut novel the ghost bride is a historical fantasy set in 1890s colonial malaya and the chinese world of the dead.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. This book has romance, terror, adventure and even some humor thrown in too. Though ruled by british overlords, the chinese of colonial malaya still cling to ancient customs. Yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue. And because of your book, i started again my writing hobby and yess, ive created a blog. At first glance, i thought this book was going to be too much like chicklit for my taste, but i was most definitely wrong. Saat pertama melihat buku the ghost bride diterjemahkan oleh qanita, jujur saya suka sama cover terjemahannya. A brilliant mix of chinese folklore, myth, and superstition, the ghost bride follows li lang and her journey through life as the daughter of a once wealthy family and their struggle to find her a suitable marriage. Audiobooks are usually a hit or miss for me, but this was probably my best experience yet. Set in 1890s malaya modern day malaysia the vividly described places and characters drew me in to the story and i felt as if i was journeying with the main character, li lan, as she tries to navigate life not just in. Yangsze lives in california with her husband, two children, and a potential rabbit.
Usually these dreams include, at minimum, another human being. Yangsze choo one evening, my father asked me if i would like to become a ghost bride. Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a favorable. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 368 pages and is available in hardcover format. Free download or read online the ghost bride pdf epub book. From the new york times bestselling author of the night tiger, a reeses book club pick. Its actually a great book, but if you find extremely descriptive writing a. Yangsze choo adalah orang malaysia keturunan cina generasi keempat. Li lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects.
Dibuka dengan kalimat yang mencengangkan, mengingatkan saya pada metamorfosa karya franz kafka. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the ghost bride. The ghost bride by yangsze choo book club discussion. Rahsia nikmat jimak panduan suamiisteri pengantin baru ebook seks 18sx. The act of marrying a living person to the recently deceased was a rarely performed ancient chinese custom. Even i already watch the series, i still wanna read the book. Author interview yangsze choo, author of the ghost bride. Yangsze choo s debut novel, the ghost bride, garnered much acclaim after its 20 release.
The story is about a young woman, li lans adventures of the underworld after a recently dead spirit of a young man, lim tian chings proposal for marriage, her first love interest, tian bai, lim tain chings half brother, her coming of age journey. This is one of those books that i neglected sleep and work in order to keep reading. From the new york times bestselling author of the night tiger, a reeses book club pick yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage. In the ghost bride, li lan discovers a bureaucracy hard at work in the afterlife. Thank you for writing such a great book and im hoping for a sequel too as much as others. Terus terang saya sempat parno mau baca ghost bride karena ada elemen hantunya. In the sleepy port town of malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound. A young woman risks giving up the ghost as she roams the afterlife in choo s fascinating debut set in 1893 colonial malaya. The ghost bride yangsze choo ebook harpercollins publishers. The heroine of this story grows from a demure and spoiled girl into a confident and courageous woman. The main characters of this fantasy, historical story are li lan, tian bai.
The ghost bride, an impressive first novel, takes readers on one of the wildest rides since alice fell down the rabbit hole. And in the sleepy port town of malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound. The world that yangsze choo creates is fantastic, more so because they reflect actual beliefs about the afterlife. Young li lans family was once rich and respected, but since her mother succumbed to smallpox when she was 4, her father, scarred from his own nearfatal struggle with the illness, has squandered the family fortune in a haze of opium. Buy the ghost bride by yangsze choo online at alibris. I really enjoyed this book and its enthralling mix of history, culture, and the supernatural. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Pdf the ghost bride book by yangsze choo free download. Buy a cheap copy of the ghost bride book by yangsze choo. Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his. I absolutely loved the ghost bride by yangsze choo. The ghost bride, cant believe is yangsze choo debut novel. Download or stream the ghost bride by yangsze choo. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful lim family.
Li lan, the daughter of a respectable chinese family in colonial malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. To read this book, upload an epub or fb2 file to bookmate. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The ghost bride 20 read online free book by yangsze. There are government officials of the dead, and they can be sweetened by the wealthy. In that sense, the first marriage proposal in yangsze choo s debut novel, the ghost bride, is a little unusual. From the new york times bestselling author of the night tiger, a reeses book club pick, yangsze choo s stunning debut, the ghost bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The writing is really lovely, i couldnt stop readinglistening to the story and the author did a fantastic performance re.