{"product_id":"9780063204157","title":"Remarkably Bright Creatures : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Read With JennaTodayShow Book Club Pick!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRemarkably Bright Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e[is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender. \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans ofA Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Tova Sullivans 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 shes been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldnt dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captorsuntil he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tovas son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before its too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShelby Van Pelts debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458140594397,"sku":"9780063204157","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780063204157.jpg?v=1719943178","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780063204157","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}