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Sebold on the Charlie Rose Show. Return Leave this field blank. In-Person Appearance Virtual Appearance. Date of Event. Location of Event. Topics of interest. Describe Event. Sebold also said in an interview with The Guardian that she did many things she was not proud of, such as dating men who were heavy drinkers, and three years of recreational use of heroin. Sebold never became addicted and believes she was self-medicating.

Her life was transformed by a book called Trauma and Recovery , which helped her realize that she still had not recovered from her rape. She began to go to therapy. There she met her husband, Glen David Gold. Sebold also began to write Lucky , a memoir of her rape. It started with a ten-page writing assignment for which Sebold wrote forty pages none of which were used in the finished piece. Career Add photo. Achievements Add photo. Membership Add photo.

Awards Add photo. Other Photos Add photo. Other photo of Alice Sebold. Connections Add photo. More photos. Brookings Events. Alice Sebold is the author of three 1 bestselling books, including the memoir Lucky and two novels.

Her debut, "The Lovely Bones," was an international bestseller, with translations in over 45 languages and sales of over five million copies in America alone. It was named a Book Sense Book of the Year and made into a major motion picture with an all-star cast. To read more about Alice Sebold and other authors at the South Dakota Festival of Books , and for scheduling information, click below to visit our website listing everything you need to know about the Brookings and Sioux Falls event.

Continue Reading. More than 60 high-caliber authors presented at more than sessions at the South Dakota Festival of Books Sept.