Little Lovely Lily
By (Author) Mat Rizaq
Penguin Random House SEA
Penguin Random House SEA
3rd December 2024
Singapore
General
Fiction
Paperback
288
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm
282g
A tale of forbidden love between a human girl and a charming ghost, invoking supernatural powers to navigate teenage trials and tribulations, all while igniting a romance defying logic 'Garden breeze, blow it all, who is the fairest flower of them all' Lily, an Indonesian teenager, witnesses a profound change in life as she moves to the Netherlands due to her mother's diplomatic duties. Amid the classroom cruelty and shattered teenage dreams, affairs with a supernatural twist add to Lily's troubles, as a local legend featuring an attractive ghost, known as the Haunting Heartthrob, plagues the town. B-BEWARE! Don't let your heart fall for his mystical charm! Ghostlore has it, he spellbinds girls into becoming his eternal lover in the underworld. A forbidden game to summon him twists into a cruel prank by her bullies, resulting in supernatural chaos. Lily ends up being haunted by the ghost, who alternates between terrorising her and defending her against her enemies, forging a paranormal romantic bond. But when this bond is threatened by skeptics and forces outside their control, will their love triumph in blurring the boundary of reality and fantasy Or will the grip of logic force them to part
Ahmad Rizaq lives in the skyscraper-fenced compact community of Jakarta. His wordsmith journey started as a digital storyteller with a focus on crafting marketing pitches, and he has bent all multimedia elements, from blogging and social media to e-commerce and visual copywriting. His childhood dream was to become a fiction writer, and on one reflective night, he rediscovered that dream. He is now making his debut with "Little Lovely Lily." Connect with him on Instagram- @ahmadwrizaq