Lucky is a memoir by Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones, published in 1997. It deals with her rape as a college freshman at Syracuse University in 1981 and its aftermath. A memoir, as a literary genre, forms a sub-class of autobiography. ... Alice Sebold is the author of the bestselling novel The Lovely Bones. ... The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Lovely Bones (2002), by Alice Sebold, is a novel told in the first person by Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl who is raped, murdered and dismembered in the first chapter. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Syracuse University Syracuse University (SU) is a major private American research university. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...