The Lovely Bones, the story of the changing of lives in a family, tells of a horrific period of time in a family's life when their daughter is raped and murdered. It shows how the death of Susie changes them all, including Susie in her afterlife. Considering the affects of grief are different for each person, it is difficult to say for how long the stages can last. For Susie and her family, they don't receive peace for almost ten years. For almost a decade, Susie watches over her family and friends and her murderer as they grow older and learn to accept her death. Once Susie and her family have worked through the stages of grief, she leaves able this plain and continue her journey to Heaven.
