num_pages: 328
description: 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  
language: English
title: The Lovely Bones
titlecomplete: The Lovely Bones
characters: George Harvey, Lindsey Salmon, Susie Salmon, Abigail Salmon, Holly, Buckley Salmon, Jack Salmon, Clarissa
genres: Crime, Young Adult, Thriller, Adult, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary, Mystery
ratings_count: 2299222
places: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Bram Stoker Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: British Book Award
category: Best Read of the Year, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: California Book Award
category: First Fiction (Silver), awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Iowa High School Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Puddly Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Gateway Readers Award
publisher: Back Bay Books