Yangsze Choo
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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,...
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"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"--
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"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...
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Planeta
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[2020]
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Español
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"Sensual, exótica y misteriosa. Una novela como nunca has leído. Malasia, 1931. Ji Lin es una joven inquieta e independiente que trabaja como aprendiz de modista para ayudarle a su madre a pagar las deudas. Sin embargo, cuando anochece se interna por calles oscuras hasta llegar al salón de baile Flor de Mayo, donde enseña los ritmos de moda a estudiantes, oficinistas y a cualquiera que le pague unas monedas. Una noche, el descubrimiento de un...