The Lovely Bones review " sorrowful tale retold with startling verve
Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonSome of the heartbreak is lost but this adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, in which a murder victim watches events from the afterlife, is a mesmerising spectacleAs I emerged from Bryony Lavery's adaptation of Alice Sebold's much admired 2002 novel, I met a friend wreathed in tears. As with the recent version of A Monster Calls at the Old Vic, however, I found I was less moved by the co…