The Lovely Bones
- ISBN-10
- 1786826704
- ISBN-13
- 9781786826701
- Series
- The Lovely Bones
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-09-25
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Author
- Alice Sebold
Description
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.
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