Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold is an American author. She is known for her novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon, and a memoir, Lucky. The Lovely Bones was on The New York Times Best Seller list and was adapted into a film by the same name in 2010. Her memoir, Lucky, sold over a million copies and describes her experience in her first year at Syracuse University, when she was raped. Anthony Broadwater, who was incorrectly identified as the perpetrator by Sebold, spent 16 years in prison. He was exonerated in 2021, after a judge overturned the original conviction.
Books by Alice Sebold
3 books available
The Almost Moon
by Alice Sebold
2.7(34,884)
After decades of sacrifice, Helen Knightly's life falls apart over a single day as she confronts an unthinkable act, revealing the dark web of devotion and hate binding her family.
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
3.8(2,014,401)
A murdered teenage girl watches from the afterlife as her family struggles with grief and her killer remains free, wanting to bridge the gap between worlds to bring him to justice.
Lucky
by Alice Sebold
3.4(1,896)
Alice Sebold's memoir tells of her journey from surviving rape as a college freshman to her fight for justice and self-reclamation, showing that survival is a personal victory.