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The Lovely Bones

byAlice Sebold

Genres: CrimeFiction
Susie Salmon is just like any other young American girl. She wants to be beautiful, adores her charm bracelet and has a crush on a boy from school. There's one big difference though – Susie is dead.Add: Now she can only observe while her family manage their grief in their different ways. Susie is desperate to help them and there might be a way of reaching them…Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones is a unique coming-of-age tale that captured the hearts of readers throughout the world. Award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery has adapted it for this unforgettable play about life after loss.

Language

en

Published on

04/07/2022

Pages

178

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781350326316

Who is this book for? Readers interested in emotional narratives about family and loss.

Topics MurderPsychological traumaFamily dynamicsGriefAfterlifeLove and forgivenessComing of ageLossGhostly presenceHealingLoveLoss and GriefFamilySurvival
MoodMelancholic, Hopeful
Female protagonist
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

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