A gripping family mystery meets a story of second chances in this warm, feel-good debut
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Shelby Van Pelt lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. This is her first novel.
A unique and luminous book * Booklist *
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 found --
Kevin Wilson, author of NOTHING TO SEE HERE
Remarkably 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 started -- Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney,
author of THE NEST
Truly original and touching, Remarkably Bright
Creatures is a story of family, community, and optimism in
spite of darkness. Prepare to fall in love -- Helen Hoang, author
of THE KISS QUOTIENT
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. -- Ruth Hogan, author of
The Keeper of Lost Things
A winningly totally original feel-good mystery packed
with memorable characters that, once started, demands
to be finished * Irish Independent *
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.
* Washington Post *
A warm and satisfying book. It wrapped itself around me,
luring me into the many mysteries hidden just beneath the surface.
-- Polly Crosby, author of The Illustrated Child
Remarkable characters, who will stay with you for a long time. --
Anstey Harris, author of The Trials and Triumphs of Grace
Atherton
You'll bask in this book's warmth and wit * Spectrum *
The best books about grief find a way to illuminate the darkness of
loss, and Remarkably Bright Creatures offers a masterclass * Marie
Claire *
Infused with heartfelt humor, Van Pelt's elegant portrait of a
widowed woman who finds understanding and connection with a clever
octopus is refreshingly, if surprisingly, relatable. Despite the
unorthodox relationship at its core, the debut novel offers a
wholly original meditation on grief and the bonds that keep us
afloat * Elle *
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