Remarkably Bright Creatures: Amazon's #1 Best Book of 2022 So Far [Paperback] Van Pelt Shelby

A feel good family mystery with grit for fans of Fredrik Backman, Gail Honeyman and Richard Osman.Pre-empted in the UK, it has sold around the world with significant deals in over eight territories.Will appeal to fans of My Octopus Teacher. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Shelby Van Pelt lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. This is her first novel.**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** AMAZON'S #1 BOOK OF 2022 SO FAR BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022 GLAMOUR 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've started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 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 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't be able to put it down because when you're not reading this book you'll be hugging it.' Jamie Ford 'Truly original and touching' Helen Hoang 'Unique and luminous' Booklist starred review __________________________ READER REVIEWS 'I couldn't put it down' 'Marvelous, heartwarming, brilliant' 'I enjoyed every second' 'I was gripped from the first page' 'I was completely charmed by this story'A gripping family mystery meets a story of second chances in this warm, feel-good debut A beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing. 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 story about family, about loss and the electricity of something foundRemarkably Bright Creatures is the rarest of feats: a book that manages to be wry and wise, charming and surprising, and features one of the most intriguing and satisfying characters I've encountered in fiction in a very long time - Marcellus the Octopus. I 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 startedTruly original and touching, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a story of family, community, and optimism in spite of darkness. Prepare to fall in loveA unique and luminous bookA warm and satisfying book. It wrapped itself around me, luring me into the many mysteries hidden just beneath the surface.Shelby's characters are unique and yet completely relatable ... It is a fresh and fascinating story full of heart and humour and I loved it.Remarkable characters, who will stay with you for a long time.An ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut about what it feels like to have love taken from you, only to find it again in the most unexpected places ... Memorable and tender.You'll bask in this book's warmth and witA winningly totally original feel-good mystery packed with memorable characters that, once started, demands to be finished