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On her way home from school on a snowy December day, 14-year-old Susie Salmon is lured into a cornfield and brutally raped and murdered, the latest victim of a serial killer. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold's haunting and heartbreaking debut novel, unfolds from heaven, where "life is a perpetual yesterday" and where Susie narrates and keeps watch over her grieving family and friends, as well as her brazen killer and the sad detective working on her case.
As Sebold fashions it, everyone has his or her own version of heaven. Susie's resembles the athletic fields and landscape of a suburban high school: a heaven of her "simplest dreams", where "there were no teachers... We never had to go inside except for art class... The boys did not pinch our backsides or tell us we smelled; our textbooks were Seventeen and Glamour and Vogue".
The Lovely Bones works as an odd yet affecting coming-of-age story. Susie struggles to accept her death while still clinging to the lost world of the living, following her family's dramas over the years. Her family disintegrates in their grief: her father becomes determined to find her killer, her mother withdraws, her little brother Buckley attempts to make sense of the new hole in his family and her younger sister Lindsey moves through the milestone events of her teenage and young adult years with Susie riding spiritual shotgun. Random acts and missed opportunities run throughout the book--Susie recalls her sole kiss with a boy on earth as "like an accident--a beautiful gasoline rainbow".
Though sentimental at times, The Lovely Bones is a moving exploration of loss and mourning that ultimately puts its faith in the living and that is made even more powerful by a cast of convincing characters. Sebold orchestrates a big finish and though things tend to wrap up a little too well for everyone in the end, one can only imagine (or hope) that heaven is indeed a place filled with such happy endings. --Brad Thomas Parsons, Amazon.com [via]
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From the author of the popular "Heart of the Home" series comes a five-year memory book for the holidays. Families can record their traditions: around the tree, on Christmas Eve, Christmas dinner and grace, special gifts, parties, and New Year's celebrations. Full color, ribbon marker. [via]
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A treasury of the author's watercolor paintings, quotations, personal anecdotes, and celebratory ideas is presented in a weekly appointment journal that offers additional space to record important events. [via]
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From everyone's favorite girlfriend, the author of "The Heart of the Home, " comes a celebration of friendship, happiness, and healthy, low-fat recipes--illustrated with all-new, enchanting watercolor images. [via]
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Heart of the Home fans rejoice--Susan Branch at last delivers the address book that only she could produce. Filled with branch's homespun wit and wisdom and decorated with her signature watercolors, this lovely address book features a ring binding that allows for paper refills. [via]
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This enchanting postcard collection showcases two each of 15 classic images from Branch's bestselling books, including Heart of the Home and Vineyard Seasons. Branch's homemade, hand-picked favorites--in a pocket-sized compendium that will be irresistible to her many fans. Full color. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Baby Love: A Keepsake Book from the Heart of the Home'
Susan Branch's inimitable whimsy and charm have won her a large and loyal following across America -- and made her previous gift books and cookbooks perennial bestsellers. This Keepsake Book features recipes and paintings for Valentine's Day -- or any day that love is in the air. Ribbon marker. [via]
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