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The last line in the book, before the Aftermath, leads you to believe that Alice has tidied this incident away into a box in her mind. Her attacker is behind bars, the trial is behind her and a new life awaits. The Aftermath is not indiscriminately entitled for what happens to Alice in the next ten years or so is far more revealing of her state of mind, post-attack. What is refreshing is Sebold's truthfulness. That what happened to her never really went away. Like the death of a loved one, you don't get over something like that; you just learn to live with it. Lucky is Alice's way of saying ''look what happened to me; I'm still here and it's been a long road, but life is very much worth living.''
You may also like to try [[''Behaving Like Adults]] '' by Anna Maxted, which also deals with the subject of rape, albeit in a manner that is slightly less grave, but nonetheless worthy of your attention - don't be put off by the fact that she usually writes within the Chick-Lit genre. Maxted is a fine author who tackles a gritty subject sensitively and ably. Alternatively, if you want to try out Alice Sebold's further work, you may want to read [[The Lovely Bones]], which we have reviewed for you here at Bookbag.
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