Alice Sebold was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1963. She grew up in suburban
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. She
also attended graduate school at the University of Houston and ultimately
earned a Masters in Fine Arts degree from the University of California-Irvine
in creative writing. Her first novel was Lucky (published in 1997), Lucky is a
memoir of her own rape while she was a freshman at Syracuse University and the
effect that the trauma of that rape and the ensuing trial had on her. The title
relates to a comment made by a police officer who told Sebold that she was
"lucky" as the previous rape victim in the area had been murdered and
dismembered. Lucky brought recognition from many organizations that support and
represent victims of violence and sexual crimes. In 2002, her second book The Lovely Bones became an number one
best-seller and immediate success. She received praise from numerous authors
including Anna Quindlen. The Lovely Bones is planned to be presented as a motion picture under
the direction of Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) with a planned
December, 2007 release. Sebold married novelist Glen David Gold in 2001, The two met while they were in the prestigious MFA fiction writing program at UC, Irvine. She now lives in
California.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. She
also attended graduate school at the University of Houston and ultimately
earned a Masters in Fine Arts degree from the University of California-Irvine
in creative writing. Her first novel was Lucky (published in 1997), Lucky is a
memoir of her own rape while she was a freshman at Syracuse University and the
effect that the trauma of that rape and the ensuing trial had on her. The title
relates to a comment made by a police officer who told Sebold that she was
"lucky" as the previous rape victim in the area had been murdered and
dismembered. Lucky brought recognition from many organizations that support and
represent victims of violence and sexual crimes. In 2002, her second book The Lovely Bones became an number one
best-seller and immediate success. She received praise from numerous authors
including Anna Quindlen. The Lovely Bones is planned to be presented as a motion picture under
the direction of Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) with a planned
December, 2007 release. Sebold married novelist Glen David Gold in 2001, The two met while they were in the prestigious MFA fiction writing program at UC, Irvine. She now lives in
California.