Susie Salmon

No, but
who really knows whatbases her novels
on, with the exception of "Lucky" which is the
story of her rape as a
teenager. Alice Sebold likes to begin her novels with fantastic
"grabbers."
This is evident in "" as she describes in first person as Susie
Salmon, her
basic stats and then, almost casually mentions "I was 14 years old when I was

murdered" mingled in with verbal folly. This technique of a shocking opener is also
the
case with her novel, "The Almost Moon." Sebold has an intriguing
technique. A lot of
people are waiting and wondering: "What's next, Ms.
Sebold, the world is
waiting."