Peony in Love, by Lisa See

Peony in Love, by Lisa See

I love Lisa See's books. I am fascinated with Asian culture, and she puts so much research and heart into her books, likely because she is passionate about her own family history.

This book is a work of fiction, like most of her books, but I was not expecting this book to be what it was, a ghost story and love story rolled into one. It is a story about a young girl about to be married to a man she has never met, but after reading a certain book, becomes lovesick, and dies before being married. She becomes a ghost, and in her death and afterworld life, we learn about Chinese ideas not just on life after death, but also customs which must be performed for the dead, and to protect the living from the dead. It's very interesting and entertaining, definitely not written with American ways of thinking on anything, including monogamous marriage. 

I found it fascinating and enjoyable, following Peony in her quest to love her husband even after death, and try to take her place as an ancestor.

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