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"When we first meet Susie Salmon, she is already in heaven. As she looks down from this strange new place, she tells us, in the fresh and spirited voice of a fourteen-year-old girl, a tale that is both haunting and full of hope.".
"In the weeks following her death, Susie watches life continuing without her - her school friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her family holding out hope that she'll be found, her killer trying to cover his tracks. As months pass without leads, Susie sees her parents' marriage being contorted by loss, her sister hardening herself in an effort to stay strong, and her little brother trying to grasp the meaning of the word "gone."".
"And she explores the place called heaven. It looks a lot like her school playground, with the good kind of swing sets. There are counselors to help newcomers adjust and friends to room with. Everything she ever wanted appears as soon as she thinks of it except the thing she wants most: to be back with the people she loved on Earth.".
"With compassion, longing, and a growing understanding, Susie sees her loved ones pass through grief and begin to mend. Her father embarks on a risky quest to ensnare her killer. Her sister undertakes a feat of remarkable daring. And the boy Susie cared for moves on, only to find himself at the center of a miraculous event."--BOOK JACKET.
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Murder, Psychological fiction, Teenage girls, Familias, Muchachas adolescentes, Novela psicológica, Bereavement, Dead, Murder victims' families, Fiction, Víctimas de asesinato, Crimes against, Ficción, Delitos contra, Novela hogareña, Susie Salmon (Fictitious character), Homicide, Girls, Family life, Domestic fiction, Teenagers, Families, Ghost stories, Future life, Victims of crimes, Spirits, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, family life, Large type books, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2009-08-30, New York Times bestseller, American fiction, Fiction, family life, general, Adolescentes, Romans, nouvelles, Crimes contre, Familles de victimes d'homicide, Murder victims' families--fiction, Teenage girls--crimes against, Teenage girls--crimes against--fiction, Ps3619.e26 l68 2004, 813/.6Showing 11 featured editions. View all 20 editions?
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The Lovely Bones: Deluxe Edition
September 17, 2007, Back Bay Books
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The lovely bones: a novel
2004, Back Bay Books
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Desde mi cielo
2003, Mondadori, Distributed by Random House Español
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The lovely bones: a novel
2002, Little, Brown, Little, Brown and Company
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The Lovely Bones
2002, Little, Brown and Company
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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
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