Meet our narrator, Susie "like the fish" Salmon (1.1). She's been dead since December 6, 1973. She was fourteen years old when she was raped and murdered by her neighbor. She quickly learns this is a mistake, and he rapes and then kills her.
Is The Lovely Bones based on a true story?
Yes — kind of. The afterlife storyline, in which Susie watches her family from purgatory, is not real. But the original author of the book, Alice Sebold, stated that the story was partially based on a real rape and murder of a young girl in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was kidnapped from her parents in the 1970s.
Where is Alice Sebold from?
Madison, WI
What is the meaning of The Lovely Bones?
Title. The novel's title is taken from a quotation at the story's conclusion, when Susie ponders her friends' and family's newfound strength after her death: The events my death brought were merely the bones of a body that would become whole at some unpredictable time in the future.
What happens to Lindsey in The Lovely Bones movie?
Lindsey and her younger brother Buckley (Christian Thomas Ashdale) struggle to deal with the loss of their sister and then watching their parents fall apart. When Rachel leaves the family, it seems as though the marriage is over. However, at the end of the film, she comes home and reconciles with Jack.
How did Holly die in The Lovely Bones?
Denise Le Ang, otherwise known as Holly, was taken by Mr. Harvey while she and her father were closing up a shop. She was later killed at age 13 and was later found dead in a river. She helped Susie Salmon find her way while she was stuck between Earth and Heaven.