The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

Aug 2007 · Hachette Audio · Narrated by Alice Sebold

About this audiobook

"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 earth 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 tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

Ratings and reviews

This book is just ok. It's not great. But it's not terrible either. There's something frustrating about the way it's written. There's no big payoff at the end. It's full of loose ends and I was left feeling the author didn't care for the characters.

there is one word for this book. Amazing. it made me laugh and cry. it gave me goose bumps at times and was just over all a wonderful book.

The first book I was actually able to read from front to back in one sitting where I couldn't put the book down!!!!

About the author

Alice Sebold is the bestselling author of The Lovely Bones, The Almost Moon, and Lucky a memoir. She lives in California with her husband, the novelist Glen David Gold.