The Lovely Bones (New Edition) Author: [US] Alice Sebold Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction · · · · · ·
My name is Susie, and when I was fourteen, I was murdered.

I was trapped in a perfect paradise, watching my family lose themselves in pain and slowly forget. I knew who the murderer was, but I couldn't tell him, so I had to let him get away with it.

Of course I hope my father can stay with me all night, forever; but I also hope he will let go and let me become a thing of the past.

After I died, everything they experienced was like a long and lovely bone that connected everyone closely. I finally began to realize that they could still live well without me, just like the bones in the body, although they may be missing from time to time, they will eventually grow new backbones in the unknown future and become complete and perfect again.

This is a long farewell. When the day comes to say goodbye, I will blow out the candles and turn away...

【Editor's recommendation】

▶Through the perspective of a fourteen-year-old girl, we see how a family torn apart by the sudden loss of a loved one went through the process of despair - repair - and rebuilding their life, and finally truly completed a difficult farewell.

▶The writing style is gentle and cruel, with a kind of narrative magic. A murder case that reveals the murderer at the beginning leads you to another side of reality that is completely unimaginable.

▶Global sales of 5 million, ranked first on the New York Times bestseller list for one year in a row, becoming a major cultural phenomenon, 4558 reviews on Amazon USA

▶The Guardian selected it as one of the "100 books you can't live without"; the French magazine "Book of the Year"; the American Booksellers Association's "Best Novel of the Year"; Oprah's Book Club "One of the 15 best books in the past 15 years"

▶Peter Jackson, the director of "The Lord of the Rings", directed a movie of the same name, a heart-stirring story that touched thousands of people