Yangsze Choo

"One evening, my father asked me if I would like to become a ghost bride ..." 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. 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 family's 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 Lim's 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 world forever.

The ghost bride

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'The two main characters will captivate you as their paths are destined to cross... you won't be able to put this one down!' Reese Witherspoon 'I was willingly propelled into a fascinating and exotic world' Daily Mail They say a tiger that devours too many humans can take the form of a man and walk among us... In 1930s colonial Malaya, a dissolute British doctor receives a surprise gift of an eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy. Sent as a bequest from an old friend, young Ren has a mission: to find his dead master's severed finger and reunite it with his body. Ren has forty-nine days, or else his master's soul will roam the earth forever. Ji Lin, an apprentice dressmaker, moonlights as a dancehall girl to pay her mother's debts. One night, Ji Lin's dance partner leaves her with a gruesome souvenir that leads her on a crooked, dark trail. As time runs out for Ren's mission, a series of unexplained deaths occur amid rumours of tigers who turn into men. In their journey to keep a promise and discover the truth, Ren and Ji Lin's paths will cross in ways they will never forget. Captivating and lushly written, The Night Tiger explores the rich world of servants and masters, ancient superstition and modern ambition, sibling rivalry and unexpected love. Woven through with Chinese folklore and a tantalizing mystery, this novel is a page-turner of the highest order. 'An exuberant medley of magic, romance and weirdness' The Times '[A] highly imaginative and a spellbinding read' Woman's Weekly

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The Night Tiger

"A novel about dead bodies found in the snow, a mother seeking revenge, and old folk tales that may very well be true. New York Times bestselling author Yangsze Choo brilliantly explores a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection"--

A Novel

The Fox Wife

"Certa noite, meu pai me perguntou se eu gostaria de me tornar uma noiva fantasma..." 1893. Li Lan é uma jovem que recebeu educação e cultura, mas que vive sem grandes perspectivas depois da falência de seus pais. Até surgir uma proposta capaz de mudar sua vida para sempre: casar-se com o herdeiro de uma família rica e poderosa. Há apenas um detalhe: seu noivo está morto. A NOIVA FANTASMA é o surpreendente romance de estreia de Yangsze Choo, a escritora de ascendência oriental que está encantando fãs por todo o mundo. Por mais fantásticas que pareçam, as noivas fantasmas ainda resistem até hoje em parte da cultura asiática. A prática, que chegou a ser banida por Mao Tsé-Tung durante a Revolução Cultural, foi muito frequente na China e na Malaia (hoje Malásia) no final do século XIX. O casamento era usado para tranquilizar um espírito inquieto, e garantir um lar e estabilidade para as mulheres que diziam "sim" a maridos já falecidos. É claro que elas tinham um preço alto a pagar, e com Li Lan não seria diferente. Evocando obras como Neverwhere, de Neil Gaiman, A NOIVA FANTASMA é uma história impressionante sobre o amor sobrenatural e sobre o amadurecimento, escrita por uma extraordinária nova voz da ficção contemporânea. Eleito o Livro da Semana pela Oprah.com, entrou em diversas listas de melhores livros do ano, como Indie Next List's Pick, Glamour Magazine Beach Read, The Bookseller Editor's Pick e Library Journal Barbara's Pick.

A noiva fantasma

Part 19th century novel, part magical journey to the Chinese world of the dead, Yangsze Choo's debut novel The Ghost Bride is a startlingly original historical fantasy infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Reminiscent of Lisa See's Peony in Love and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, The Ghost Bride is a wondrous coming-of-age story from a remarkable new voice in fiction.

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 family's 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 Lim's 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 world forever.

The Ghost Bride

Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master's soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren's increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tiger pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible.

نمر الليل

The ghost bride. La sposa fantasma

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Schattenbraut

Dvasių nuotaka

The Ghost Bride Indigo Ed

Narzeczona ducha

La novia fantasma

Britisch-Malaya in den 30er Jahren: Ein chinesischer Houseboy ist in geheimem Auftrag unterwegs: Er soll den amputierten Finger seines Herrn finden, um ihn mit dem Rest des Körpers zu bestatten. Nur so kann die Seele des Toten Ruhe finden. Neunundvierzig Tage bleiben Ren für seine Mission, die ihn zu einem britischen Arzt und schließlich zu der Tänzerin Ji Lin führt. Zwischen Kolonialvillen, Tanzpalästen und dem Dschungel werden Ren und Ji Lin in eine Serie mysteriöser Todesfälle hineingezogen. Und Ren läuft die Zeit davon ... Weitere berührende Wunderraum-Geschichten finden Sie in unserem kostenlosen aktuellen Leseproben-E-Book »Einkuscheln und loslesen – Bücher für kurze Tage und lange Nächte«

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