Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American writer. Her three published books are "Lucky" (1999), "The Lovely Bones" (2002) and "The Almost Moon" (2007). "Lucky" is a memoir and describes Sebold's real-life experience of rape. The bestselling "The Lovely Bones" was made into a 2009 movie. The movie was directed by Peter Jackson.