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    The Lovely Bones (Paperback) By (author) Alice Sebold

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    Short Description for The Lovely BonesSebold's mesmerizing and luminous first novel--a #1 national bestseller--builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy, following an unspeakable tragedy.
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  • Satisfying and delightful!5

    Gaby @ Starting Fresh "My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973. In newspaper photos of missing girls from the seventies, most looked like me: white girls with mousy brown hair. This was before kids of all races and genders started appearing on milk cartons or in the daily mail. It was still back when people believed things like that didn't happen."
    - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

    This is how we first meet young Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, which is turning out to be different from what she'd expected.

    Her life hasn't ended with her death. Susie is still haunted by her killer and she returns to Earth to watch him and to look in on those she loves. Her younger sister Lindsay copes with the sympathetic murmurs and inquisitive glances by toughening up. Her baby brother Buckley keeps asking when she'll be back. While her father struggles to find her killer, her mother starts to drift away.

    As she visits Earth, Susie continues to grow into herself, exploring, learning, and always keeping her sense of humor. Suzie is drawn to Ruth, a quirky and brilliant schoolmate that she'd encountered during her last moments. And Suzie is intimately aware of Ray Singh, whom she had been falling in love with, the only boy that she'd kissed.

    You may expect the story of a young girl who was raped and murdered to be intense and depressing but The Lovely Bones will surprise you with its humor, celebration of life, and beauty. It's a book that I read through the night. Satisfying and delightful, The Lovely Bones was one of my favorite books of the year.

    Publisher: Back Bay Books; 1 Mti Rep edition (September 30, 2009), 368 pages.
    Review copy provided by the publisher. by Gaby @ Starting Fresh

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