Sebolds mesmerizing and luminous first novel--a #1 national bestseller--builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy, following an unspeakable tragedy.

This deluxe trade paperback edition of Alice Sebold's modern classic features French flaps and rough-cut pages.
Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. The Lovely Bones is such a book - a phenomenal #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, its luminous clarity of emotion, and its astoniishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
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 eath 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 traged and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy
A stunning achievement. - The New Yorker
Deeply affecting. . . . A keenly observed portrait of familial love and how it endures and changes over time. - New York Times
A triumphant novel. . . . It's a knockout. - Time
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. - 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. - Chicago Tribune

Publisher:

Little Brown and Company

ISBN:

9780316044400

Publication date:

October 2009

Length:

170mm

Width:

104mm

Thickness:

28mm

Weight:

181g

Pages:

372

Readership:

Age: 14 - 18

Set in a heaven as real and possible as the earth is mysterious and shifting, THE LOVELY BONES explores, with clear-eyed affection and wit, the romance of family life, the shy, funny turbulence of adolescence and the painful tracks love and loss make through our world.