Alice Sebold: 6 books

The timeless, fearless, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from the author of The Lovely Bones—a powerful account of her sexual assault at the age of eighteen and the harrowing trial that followed, now with a new afterword by the author. In a memoir hailed for its searing candor, as well...

A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children....

Susie Salmon is just like any other young 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. Now she can only observe while her family manage their grief in their different ways. Her father, Jack...

«Mi chiamavo Salmon, come il pesce. Nome di battesimo: Susie. Avevo quattordici anni quando fui uccisa, il 6 dicembre del 1973» **«Sebold ci ha dato un romanzo di grande autorità, fascino e coraggio. È una scrittrice unica». Jonathan Franzen Da questo romanzo è stato tratto...

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 #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its artistry, for its luminous clarity of emotion, and for its astonishing power to lay claim to the...

«Alla fin fine, ammazzare mia madre mi è venuto facile. La demenza, via via che scende, ha un modo tutto suo di rivelare la sostanza della persona che ne è affetta. La sostanza di mia madre era marcia come l’acqua stagnante in fondo a un vaso di fiori vecchi di settimane. Quando mio padre la...