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‘A beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.’ – Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here

For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming and compulsively readable exploration of friendship and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors – until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late.

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

‘The rarest of feats: a book that manages to be wry and wise, charming and surprising, and features one of the most intriguing and satisfying characters I’ve encountered in fiction in a very long time . . . I defy you to put it down once you’ve started.’ – Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest

‘A perfect story with imperfect characters, that is so heartwarming, so mysterious, and so completely absorbing, you won’t be able to put it down because when you’re not reading this book you’ll be hugging it.\”- Jamie Ford, author of The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

‘Truly original and touching, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a story of family, community, and optimism in spite of darkness.’ – Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient

ISBN: 9781526649669
Author: VAN PELT, SHELBY
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Price: $32.99
Title: Remarkably Bright Creatures