Remarkably Bright Creatures [MTI]: A Novel

ISBN: 0063512955

Author: Van Pelt, Shelby

Condition: New

Soon to be a Netflix FilmFeaturing a New Essay by Shelby Van Pelt About the Film SetA New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club PickRemarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut about what it feels like to have love taken away from you, only to find it again in the most unexpected places. . . . Memorable and tender. - Washington PostCompletely charming.-St. Louis Post-DispatchAfter Tova Sullivans 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 shes been doing since her eighteen-year-old son mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a brilliant, giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus wouldnt dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors-until he forms a friendship with Tova. Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tovas son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before its too late.Shelby Van Pelts debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.