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Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures

Octopus unravels mystery, heals human hearts.

Reading "Remarkably Bright Creatures" is like diving into a sea of emotions where, beneath the surface, the connection between a grieving janitor and an insightful octopus unfolds. It's for anyone who believes in the unexpected magic of friendships and the healing power of facing the past. Van Pelt has woven a narrative that's as intelligent and intriguing as its eight-armed co-star, promising to clutch at your heartstrings and reveal the ineffable bonds of interspecies kinship.

  • Audie Award Nominee for Audiobook of the Year (2023)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2026)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2022)
  • McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt
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ISBN: 9781526649676
Authors: Shelby Van Pelt
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2023-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Contemporary
Related Topics: Mystery, Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.36
(rated by 1165860 readers)

Description

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago, keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, 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 body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late... Shelby Van Pelt's wry and warm novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
 

Octopus unravels mystery, heals human hearts.

Reading "Remarkably Bright Creatures" is like diving into a sea of emotions where, beneath the surface, the connection between a grieving janitor and an insightful octopus unfolds. It's for anyone who believes in the unexpected magic of friendships and the healing power of facing the past. Van Pelt has woven a narrative that's as intelligent and intriguing as its eight-armed co-star, promising to clutch at your heartstrings and reveal the ineffable bonds of interspecies kinship.

  • Audie Award Nominee for Audiobook of the Year (2023)
  • Lincoln Award Nominee (2026)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Novel (2022)
  • McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Prize (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.