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Remarkably bright creatures : a novel / Shelby Van Pelt.

Van Pelt, Shelby, (author.).

Summary:

"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"-- Provided by publisher.
After 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. Tova 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. Ever 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063204157
  • ISBN: 0063204150
  • ISBN: 9780063204164
  • ISBN: 0063204169
  • Physical Description: 360 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Read with Jenna" -- Page 1 of cover.
Subject: Octopuses > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Missing persons > Investigation > Fiction.
Poulpes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Veuves > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations homme-animal > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Mères et fils > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Personnes disparues > Enquêtes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Human-animal relationships.
Mothers and sons.
Octopuses.
Widows.
Octopuses > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Animal behavior > Fiction.
Mother-son relationship > Fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.
Fictional Work.
Animal fiction.
Fiction.
Novels.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Animal fiction.
Novels.
Romans.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 2 copies available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library F VAN_PELT (Text) 000165895 Fiction Checked out 12/29/2024
Homer Public Library F VAN_PELT (Text) 000173542 Fiction Available -


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