Today's author is Alice Sebold.
Quick Facts:
1. She was born September 6, 1963 in Madison, Wisconsin.
2. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
3. She attended Syracuse and during her freshman year, she was attacked and raped; she returned to school a few months later where she recognized her attacker and ensured his conviction.
4. She attended graduate school at the University of Houston.
5. She moved to Manhattan after grad school and held several jobs as a waitress while pursuing her writing career.
6. After 10 years in New York she moved to California, where she became a caretaker of an arts colony, living in a cabin in the woods without electricity.
7. She attended grad school again at the University of California-Irvine, and while there, she began writing the memoir about her rape, Lucky.
8. Her first novel, The Lovely Bones, was published in 2002.
9. The film adaptation of The Lovely Bones is set for release on December 11, 2009; here's the cast:
Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susie's mother
Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon, Susie's father
Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, Susie's neighbor
Susan Sarandon as Lynn, Susie's grandmother and Abigail's mother
Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon, Susie's sister
Michael Imperioli as Len Fenerman, police detective
Reece Ritchie as Ray Singh, Susie's mutual love interest
Carolyn Dando as Ruth Conners, Susie's classmate
Amanda Michalka as Clarissa, Susie’s best friend
10. Her second novel, The Almost Moon, was published in 2007.
Have you read any of her books? Who wants to see this movie? I definitely do.
