{"product_id":"remarkably-bright-creatures","title":"Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel by Shelby Van Pelt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be a Netflix Film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTova 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShelby 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The best books about grief find a way to illuminate the darkness of loss, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a masterclass.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[B]rilliant upcoming novel about hope and reckoning.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\" [B]eautiful novel about friendship and family.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoodHousekeeping.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As Van Pelt's zippy, fun-to-follow prose engages at every turn, readers will find themselves rooting for the many characters, hoping that they'll find whatever it is they seek. Each character is profoundly human, with flaws and eccentricities crafted with care. But what makes Van Pelt's novel most charming and joyful is the tender friendship between species, and the ways Tova and Marcellus make each other ever more remarkable and bright.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A debut novel about a woman who befriends an octopus is a charming, warmhearted read.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn and raised in the Pacific Northwest, \u003cstrong\u003eShelby Van Pelt\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549859700922,"sku":"9780063204157","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_6f5888c0-d18a-4b87-a0c0-fdf39efe476b.jpg?v=1769770909","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/remarkably-bright-creatures","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}