Shelby Van Pelt - Remarkably Bright Creatures

Sat, May 17 • 4:00 PM

Book Passage

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Join us at Book Passage for an author event in celebration of the paperback release of Shelby Van Pelt's highly acclaimed debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures! The novel tells a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Tova Sullivan seeks solace in her nightly work amidst memories of her vanished son, leading to a remarkable friendship with Marcellus, an octopus who holds the key to Tova's past. This debut novel is a gentle reminder of the healing power of unexpected connections and the importance of facing one’s past to uncover a brighter future.

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