My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered.

Alice Sebold
My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie....
My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie....
My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie....
My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie....
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The quote is from the autobiography of Susie Salmon. The passage tells about how her mother died during childbirth, leaving everyone in the family to believe that Susie's father killed her mother. He was convicted of the crime, but released after serving sixteen years in prison, and then committed suicide. The passage goes on to say that she was fourteen years old when she was murdered.

Source: The Lovely Bones

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