The release date for the English version of 'The Lovely Bones' by
Alice Sebold is Sep 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
"Salmon, like the fish, was my name; Susie was my first name. On December 6, 1973, I was killed. At the age of fourteen."
The story of Susie Salmon starts here. She is acclimating to her new life in heaven, which is completely different from what she had anticipated, while also witnessing life on Earth go on without her: her killer trying to hide his tracks, her friends spreading rumors about her disappearance, and her bereaved family falling apart. Despite unimaginable sorrow and loss, The Lovely Bones manages, rather astonishingly, to weave a story full of comedy, suspense, hope, and even joy.