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“My name was Salmon, like the fish: first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.” Go ahead, read it again. Almost everything that makes The Lovely Bones the breakout ...
Author Alice Sebold has produced difficult books before: Her novel The Lovely Bones, soon to be filmed by director Peter Jackson, centers on a 14-year-old looking down from heaven after her own rape ...
The Almost Moon (Little, Brown) Alice Sebold wrote The Lovely Bones, one of the most beloved and lovable books in recent years. How did she prepare herself for the onslaught she'll face with The ...