Yongqing Zhu (Cathy)
The book “The Lovely Bones”
was written by Alice Sebold. It presents
a story that a 14-years-old girl Susie Salmon is murdered by her next-door neighbor
named Mr. Walker in suburban 1970’s Pennsylvania. Susie is always in the place
between Heaven and Earth where she can observe and comment on the lives of her
family and friends. Her body is never discovered and her parents suffer an unimaginable
pain. The dramatically agony leads to the living of her mother. Her father
continuous to probe and maintains contact with the police. From this process,
Susie also watches the long list of victims by Walker. In the end, the murder
gets punishment by God and her family becomes happy again. Susie also realizes
that she should throw away all her past and began her new life.
The novel is told by the fresh
and spirited voice of a little girl builds out of grief the most hopeful of
stories. It presents about the love, memory, joy, heaven and healing.
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