Remarkably Bright Creatures : Curl up with 'that octopus book' everyone is talking about by Shelby Van Pelt

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 29,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris'I defy you to put it down once you�?Tve started' Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyAfter Tova Sullivan�?Ts 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�?Tt 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�?Ts son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it�?Ts too late... Shelby Van Pelt�?Ts debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. 'You won�?Tt be able to put it down because when you�?Tre not reading this book you�?Tll be hugging it.' Jamie Ford'Truly original and touching' Helen HoangOver a million copies sold worldwide! READER REVIEWS'I couldn't put it down' 'Marvelous, heartwarming, brilliant''I enjoyed every second''I was gripped from the first page' �?~Read it, there's no way you won't fall in love with Marcellus the octopus!�?T �?~Goodness me, what a unique and wonderful book.�?T; 368 pages; 20/07/2023