Bibliograph

The lovely bones, a novel, Alice Sebold ; with an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker

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The lovely bones, a novel, Alice Sebold ; with an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The lovely bones

Responsibility statement

Alice Sebold ; with an introduction by Karen Thompson Walker

Series statement

Picador classic

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy

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