Who was the real Susie Salmon?
Who was the real Susie Salmon? Susie Salmon from The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Although no one would ever wish for Susie Salmon's character to be inspired by real events, it is based on a young girl's murder in Norristown, Pennsylvania in the 1970s. What really happened in The Lovely Bones? The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms...