In 1890s Malaya, a young woman faces a ghost marriage to clear family debts, entering a spirit realm of Chinese folklore, mystery, and romance.
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In 1890s Malaya, a young woman faces a ghost marriage to clear family debts, entering a spirit realm of Chinese folklore, mystery, and romance.
Paperback. 13,60 / 21,00 cm. In Turkish. 400 p. Ruh ölümsüzse ask da ölümsüzdür.19. yüzyil Malaya'si... Li Lan babasinin borçlarini temizlemek için eski geleneklere uygun olarak bir hayaletle evlenecek. Zengin ve soylu Lim ailesinin oglu Lim Tian Ching'in ruhu ölmeden önce görüp âsik oldugu Li Lan ile evlendiginde huzur bulacak. Ama Li Lan'in gönlü malikânede gördügü bir baska erkege, müstakbel esinin kuzenine kayiyor. Lim Tian Ching'in hayaletinin, kendisinin katili olmakla suçladigi Tian Bai'y...
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Romantic tension and kissing; sensual attraction without explicit sex scenes
Murder mystery, spirit-world peril, and some violent encounters
Rare mild language consistent with literary historical tone
Opium-era setting; medium’s drug used to enter the spirit world
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Chinese folk religion, ancestor rites, and afterlife beliefs drive the plot
Fantastical spirit-world journeys and supernatural beings as story elements
Ghost marriage, mediums, hungry ghosts, and the Plains of the Dead central
Colonial Malaya backdrop; class and gender-role pressures
Death-linked ghost-bride custom; brief dark or despairing undertones
Coercive marriage pressure, debt bondage, and patriarchal constraint
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