The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold"A keenly observed portrait of familial love and how it endures and changes over time." - NYT
"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 rumours about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unravelling.
"The Lovely Bones seems to be saying there are more important things in life on earth than retribution. Like forgiveness, like love." - Chicago Tribune
Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humour, suspense, even joy.