afterlife

The Ghost Bride is set in 1880s Malaysia.  Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese merchant, hopes for a favorable marriage.  Sadly, her father lost his fortune and is consumed by the numbing effects of opium after the loss of his wife.  The wealthy Lim Family, approach Li Lan to become a ghost bride for their son, Lim Tian Ching. As a ghost bride, Li Lan would be taken care of for the rest of her life, but she would never know tangible love. Her defiance in the face of societal pressures finds her drawn every night into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, where Lim Tian Ching haunts her spirit and wants to lay claim on her soul.  Li Lin, overwhelmed by sleepless nights and dismal days overdoses and accidentally separates her spirt from her body. It is in the afterlife where Li Lan finds answers to family secrets as well as the truth about the death of Lim Tian Ching. Will she be set free in body and spirit and find love?