The Lovely Bones

About this book

An emotional story told by a murdered young girl as she watches her family grieve and her killer try to cover up his crimes. "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 herher 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.