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The Lovely Bones

by Alice Sebold

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Susie Salmon was raped and murdered in 1973, and, from her perch in heaven, she tells the story of what happened to her, watches her family back on earth as they go about their grief-stricken lives, and describes what it's like to be a kid in heaven. Alice Sebold's novel, which draws on some of her own experiences, became a runaway best-seller as soon as it was published. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.

Available editions of The Lovely Bones

	9780316168816, Paperback, Back Bay Books, 2004 $1.15 (Used - Acceptable) Other copies of 9780316168816

	9780316170727, Paperback, Hachette Book Group USA, 2003 $5.81 (Very Good ) Other copies of 9780316170727

	9781417622344, Prebinding, Bt Bound, 2004 $18.00 (Very Good) Other copies of 9781417622344

	9781402521157, Audio Cassette, Recorded Books, 2002 $1.99 (Good) Other copies of 9781402521157

	9780316666343, Hardcover, Little Brown & Co, 2002 $1.50 (Good ) Other copies of 9780316666343

	9780316001823, Paperback, Back Bay Books, 2007 $9.23 (NEW) Other copies of 9780316001823

	9780316044400, Paperback, Lb Books, 2009 $6.25 (NEW) Other copies of 9780316044400

	9780316044936, Paperback, Back Bay Books, 2009 $9.15 (Very Good) Other copies of 9780316044936

	9781600248429, Compact Disc, Hachette Audio, 2009 $14.82 (NEW) Other copies of 9781600248429

	9781607882985, Compact Disc, Hachette Audio, 2009 None currently available

	9781402524066, Audio Cassette, Recorded Books, 2002 $5.00 (Good Condition) Other copies of 9781402524066

	9780973398489, Paperback, Bookclub-In-A-Box, 2005 $25.68 (New) Other copies of 9780973398489

Media Reviews

"An extraordinary, almost-successful debut that treats sensational material with literary grace....[M]ostly mesmerizing and deserving of the attention it's sure to receive."

Customer Reviews

on Apr 12 2007, Greenberry House said:

"A haunting, beautiful and often painful tale, The Lovely Bones is the story of the death, life and the mystery of both as Susie Salmon tells about what happened to her one terrible night in a corn field near her home. Her rape and murder begin a shattering journey for her family and friends that she watches from heaven. Unable to tear herself way from the bonds of love and need, Susie is helpless to influence events as grief isolates her family. This is the second time I've read this book, and like the first time I couldn't put it down. The writer does a wonderful job of speaking for Susie, the victim of a crime that doesn't for a minute see herself as a victim. Told from a unique point of view, as Susie watches the unfolding lives of her family and friends from a gazebo in heaven, this is a unique coming-of-age tale. Filled with sadness and tragedy as the story is, hope and humor lift the story with a unique perception of what heaven might be like and with the comforting idea that those that the living have lost are just beyond our perception, behind the veil. "

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