October Giveaway - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

Hachette has another great book giveaway this month.  Alice Sebold's book is being made into a major motion picture later this year, and to celebrate they're making 5 copies available for me to give away.  Not familiar with the book? I'll do a review when I get my copy but in the meantime here's their blurb:
 
Book Information:

THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold

Once in a generation a novel comes along that taps a vein of universal human experience, resonating with readers of all ages. THE LOVELY BONES is such a book -- a #1 bestseller celebrated at once for its artistry, for its luminous clarity of emotion, and for its astonishing power to lay claim to the hearts of millions of readers around the world.

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973."

So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, THE LOVELY BONES succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

The major motion picture version of THE LOVELY BONES, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, and Saoirse Ronan is scheduled for release on December 11, 2009.

Alice Sebold is the author of three #1 bestselling books, the novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon and the memoir Lucky. She lives in California with her husband, the novelist Glen David Gold.

 So now for the rules,,,I'm keeping this one simple.


1. ONE entry only - just give me a comment, say if you're a follower (an extra point), and if you blog about this you'll get 2 points for a post, and 1 for a sidebar (give me the link please).
2. Include your email address- no email, no entry.
3. Entries by Oct 20th, I'll draw at 12:01 Oct 21, and must have a reply by Oct 23, or next person gets drawn.
4. Open only to US and Canada, no PO Boxes.

Good luck.