Lucky

In 'Lucky', Alice Sebold recounts her brutal rape and beating in a park near Syracuse University when she was 18.

The memoir chronicles her indomitable spirit as she struggles to come to terms with the assault, the trial of her attacker, and the long process of recovery.

Sebold's narrative is marked by its searing candor and wit, illuminating the experience of trauma victims and imparting hard-won wisdom about survival and healing.

The book also addresses the wrongful conviction of Anthony Broadwater, who was later exonerated in 2021.