Welcome to Lynchburg Literati! This month's book is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. You've seen the movie, now discover the timeless classic in its original form.

The Lovely Bones is available at LPL in regular print, large print, CD book, and digitally (Hoopla: ebook and audiobook, Libby: ebook).

September 5th, 6-7 pm

Community Meeting Room- Main Library

Ages 18+

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

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