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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*