Is The Lovely Bones based on a true story?

The novel "The Lovely Bones" is based on the true story of a 14-year-old girl from Norristown, Penn., who was kidnapped, raped and murdered in 1973. Written by Alice Sebold, this novel was published in 2002. read more

The Lovely Bones is not based on a single true story, but the rapist, George Harvey, is a composite based on many real-life serial rapists and killers. read more

The Lovely Bones is a fiction novel; however it is based on a true story. In the 1970s, a young girl was murdered in Norristown, PA. This gruesome story was the inspiration to Seabold’s novel. read more

The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Jackson was based on the award-winning and bestselling 2002 novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. read more

The Lovely Bones is not based on a single true story, but the rapist, George Harvey, is a composite based on many real-life serial rapists and killers. Additionally, the author, Alice Sebold, was once raped in a tunnel where she learned that another victim had been raped and dismembered. read more