
The Ghost Bride
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Yangsze Choo
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Yangsze Choo
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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.
"One evening, my father asked me whether 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, 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.
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 world forever.
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- A Novel
- De: Weina Dai Randel
- Narrado por: Josh Bloomberg, Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
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1940. Aiyi Shao is a young heiress and the owner of a formerly popular and glamorous Shanghai nightclub. Ernest Reismann is a penniless Jewish refugee driven out of Germany, an outsider searching for shelter in a city wary of strangers. He loses nearly all hope until he crosses paths with Aiyi. When she hires Ernest to play piano at her club, her defiance of custom causes a sensation. His instant fame makes Aiyi’s club once again the hottest spot in Shanghai. Soon they realize they share more than a passion for jazz - but their differences seem insurmountable....
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Soapy but fun
- De Padders- Padmini Sankar en 12-14-21
De: Weina Dai Randel
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The Forest of Stolen Girls
- De: June Hur
- Narrado por: Sue Jean Kim
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
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1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min - Hwani's father - learns that 13 girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate...only to vanish as well.
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Great story and plot!
- De saltybadgeradii en 04-21-21
De: June Hur
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Sorcerer to the Crown
- A Sorcerer Royal Novel
- De: Zen Cho
- Narrado por: Jenny Sterlin
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, one of the most respected organizations throughout all of England, has long been tasked with maintaining magic within His Majesty's lands. But lately the once proper institute has fallen into disgrace, naming an altogether unsuitable gentleman - a freed slave who doesn't even have a familiar - as their Sorcerer Royal and allowing England's once profuse stores of magic to slowly bleed dry. At least they haven't stooped so low as to allow women to practice....
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So. Much. Fun!
- De Eliza en 10-05-15
De: Zen Cho
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The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
- De: Kelli Estes
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 12 h y 21 m
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Inara Erickson is exploring her deceased aunt's island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara's life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core - and force her to make an impossible choice.
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1880s Washington Territory and Chinese Exclusion
- De Debbie en 12-11-15
De: Kelli Estes
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
- A Novel
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Janet Song
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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Lily is haunted by memories of who she once was, and of a person, long gone, who defined her existence. She has nothing but time now, as she recounts the tale of Snow Flower and asks the gods for forgiveness.
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Loved it!
- De Pat en 10-03-05
De: Lisa See
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess
- A Novel
- De: Sue Lynn Tan
- Narrado por: Natalie Naudus
- Duración: 15 h y 1 m
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Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.
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Yawn. Unable to Complete this Snoozer.
- De Patrick Egry en 01-17-22
De: Sue Lynn Tan
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A Crane Among Wolves
- De: June Hur
- Narrado por: Greg Chun, Michelle H. Lee
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.
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Historical and invigorating
- De C M en 10-07-24
De: June Hur
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The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill
- De: Rowenna Miller
- Narrado por: Jesse Vilinsky
- Duración: 16 h y 32 m
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There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier. Much of that old wisdom was lost as the riverboats gave way to the rail lines and the farmers took work at mills and factories. Alaine Fairborn’s family, however, was always superstitious, and she still hums the rhymes to find a lost shoe and to ensure dry weather on her sister’s wedding day.
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Cozy fairy story
- De Amazon Customer en 09-18-23
De: Rowenna Miller
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Song of the Six Realms
- De: Judy I. Lin
- Narrado por: Jen Zhao
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn’t remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract.
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A BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN TALE
- De Heinisch en 09-16-24
De: Judy I. Lin
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Someone You Can Build a Nest In
- De: John Wiswell
- Narrado por: Carmen Rose
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body using a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. However, the hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. Badly hurt, she's found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warmhearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human
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Weird, but good
- De Kris Rudin en 12-08-24
De: John Wiswell
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The Forgotten Garden
- De: Kate Morton
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee
- Duración: 20 h y 39 m
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Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.
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Enchanting, intriguing, mysterious, and beautiful
- De Joseph en 12-10-08
De: Kate Morton
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, Alex Allwine, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
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The thrilling new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been abandoned and adopted by an American couple.
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***EXCELLENT*** Six stars if I could !!
- De ROBIN en 04-10-17
De: Lisa See
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Lady Tan's Circle of Women
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Jennifer Lim, Justin Chien
- Duración: 13 h y 15 m
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According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations—looking, listening, touching, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient.
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Another Beautiful Novel from Lisa See!
- De TuxedoedCorgi95 en 06-06-23
De: Lisa See
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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
- De: Kate Khavari
- Narrado por: Jodie Harris
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
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London, 1923. Newly minted research assistant Saffron Everleigh is the first woman to hold the position at University College of London. When she attends a dinner party for the school, she expects to engage in conversations about the university's large expedition to the Amazon. What she doesn’t expect is for Mrs. Henry, one of the professors’ wives, to drop to the floor, poisoned by an unknown toxin. Dr. Maxwell, Saffron’s mentor, is the main suspect, and evidence quickly mounts.
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Clean cozy mystery
- De dubois940 en 08-21-22
De: Kate Khavari
I want there to be more book
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A favorite for sure
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What made the experience of listening to The Ghost Bride the most enjoyable?
the narrator was greatWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Ghost Bride?
to lear about a whole different culture and what people have to do to find loveWhat does Yangsze Choo bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
A whole different experience. I hate reading books but this is great to listen to.Great Book
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Loved it!
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Beliefs of the afterlife
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I don't want to give anything away in this story. Suffice to say, you will go on a journey with Li Lan to a place you have never, ever been before. Possibly a place you have never thought of in your wildest imagination. There is action on every page of every chapter, and never a dull moment. I was surprised (somewhat) and satisfied very much with the ending. I highly recommend this book and can't wait for the Netflix depiction of it, although I believe it will be in Chinese. Hopefully it will have subtitles.
I also want to add, that even though this book deals with ghosts and after-life type things, it is not a horror or scary type book. I would also not consider it a romance. Although it deals with marriage and attraction, it doesn't saturate the story. It's just in there enough to let you follow the plot. Nothing syrupy or gratuitous.
Another Amazing Book from Yangsze Choo!
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Fantastic!
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The only trouble I had with it is that the ending felt really rushed. We spent so much time laying the groundwork (and I started getting a little bored) and then the plot picked up, (got a little bored) and plot picked up again, to a really interesting and enticing place and then it just ended so suddenly. Honestly, this would make an amazing movie/series which would allow parts of it to be expanded. I think the book could have used some editing but overall really worth it and id like to read more of the author’s work.
Glad I listened!
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A splendid journey between alternative existences.
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Not at all what I expected
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