The Lovely Bones

“My name was Salmon, like the fish. First name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973.”

So begins The Lovely Bones, the unforgettable story of Susie Salmon, speaking from a heaven she never imagined, watching the world she left behind. From her place above, she sees her friends whispering rumors, her killer covering his tracks, and her family splintering under the weight of grief.

Yet from this unimaginable loss, Alice Sebold weaves something miraculous—a story that holds sorrow and wonder in equal measure, a tale of love that lingers, healing that falters, and the strange, stubborn light that can still be found after the darkest of tragedies.