The Lovely Bones
- By Alice Sebold
Full Description
When we first meet 14-year-old Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. This was before milk carton photos and public service announcements, she tells us; back in 1973, when Susie mysteriously disappeared, people still believed these things didn't happen. In the sweet, untroubled voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and her own adjustment to the strange new place she finds herself. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets.
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Critical Praise
"A stunning achievement."
-The New Yorker
"A triumphant novel. . . . It's a knockout."
-Lev Grossman, Time
"Deeply affecting. . . . A keenly observed portrait of familial love and how it endures and changes over time."
-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"Destined to become a classic in the vein of To Kill a Mockingbird. . . . I loved it."
-Anna Quindlen
"A novel that is painfully fine and accomplished."
-Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times
"The Lovely Bones seems to be saying there are more important things in life on earth than retribution. Like forgiveness, like love."
-Conan Putnam, Chicago Tribune
- Category:
- FICTION
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 4/20/2004
- Price:
- $14.99/$17.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316168816
- Pages:
- 352
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
