{"product_id":"remarkably-bright-creatures-that-octopus-book-the-major-bestseller-coming-to-netflix-soon-9781037204982","title":"Remarkably Bright Creatures: 'That Octopus Book', the major bestseller coming to Netflix soon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping family mystery meets a story of second chances in this warm, feel-good debut. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNETFLIX TIE-IN EDITION, FEATURING A NEW ESSAY FROM THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE\u003cbr\u003eBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK\u003cbr\u003eOVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOKS OF 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.\u003c\/i\u003e' —\u003cb\u003e Washington Post \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Hogan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Will stay with you for a long time.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnstey Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I defy you to put it down once you’ve started\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cb\u003eCynthia D'Aprix Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You won’t be able to put it down because when you’re not reading this book \u003cb\u003eyou’ll be hugging it\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003c\/i\u003e Jamie Ford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Truly\u003cb\u003e original \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e touching\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003eHelen Hoang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADER REVIEWS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I couldn't put it down' \u003cbr\u003e'Marvelous, heartwarming, brilliant'\u003cbr\u003e'I enjoyed every second'\u003cbr\u003e'I was gripped from the first page' \u003cbr\u003e‘Read it, there's no way you won't fall in love with Marcellus the octopus!’\u003cbr\u003e  ‘Goodness me, what a unique and wonderful book.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781037204982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.8(L)x2.8(W)269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 269\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Shelby Van Pelt lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eA winningly totally original feel-good mystery\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epacked with memorable characters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethat, once started,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003edemands to be finished  \u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ebeautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing\u003c\/b\u003e. Shelby Van Pelt makes good on this wild conceit, somehow making me love a misanthropic octopus, but her writing is so finely tuned that it's a natural element of a larger \u003cb\u003estory about family, about loss and the electricity of something found\u003c\/b\u003e -- Kevin Wilson, author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e is the rarest of feats: a book that manages to be \u003cb\u003ewry and wise, charming and surprising\u003c\/b\u003e, and features one of the most intriguing and satisfying characters I’ve encountered in fiction in a very long time – Marcellus the Octopus. \u003cb\u003eI don’t know how Shelby Van Pelt managed to make this uncommon tale sing so beautifully, but sing it does, and I defy you to put it down once you’ve started\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of THE NEST\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eunique \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eluminous \u003c\/b\u003ebook * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly original and touching\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of family, community, and optimism in spite of darkness. 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