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 number one bestseller celebrated at once for its narrative artistry, it’s luminous clarity of emotion, and it’s astonishing 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 behind 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 grading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable trade by and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy. Winner of American Booksellers Association’s “Book of the Year” Award.#paperback#fiction#majormotionpicture#suspensethrillers#mystery#murder#nonfiction#miraculous#awardwinner#bookoftheyear