The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones (2000) is a ghost story novel. It is set in 1970–1973. It features Alice Sebold. Key subjects include murder, teenage girls, familias and muchachas adolescentes.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 78 ratings, and 593 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 88 editions across 14 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Trade Fiction Paperback bestseller list in 2009.
It runs to roughly 349 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Lovely Bones
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. . . .
Awards & lists
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 2002 — Best First Novel (winner)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 2002 — Novel (nominee)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Trade Fiction Paperback, 2009
Quick answers
Who wrote The Lovely Bones?
The Lovely Bones was written by Alice Sebold and first published in 2000.
What genre is The Lovely Bones?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.
How long is The Lovely Bones?
The median edition has 349 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Lovely Bones?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Haunting of Hill House, The Graveyard Book and The New Girl.
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