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SUMMARY:An Exploration of Friendship\, Reckoning\, and Hope
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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we chat with the amazing New York Times bests
 elling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel "Remarkably Brigh
 t Creatures". \nPlease register..\nhttps://gailborden.libnet.info/event/10
 851542
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>You don&rsquo\;t want to miss this deep-di
 ve exploration of friendship\, reckoning\, hope\, and so much more!&nbsp\;
 <a href="https://gailborden.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S151C3687688"><em>
 Remarkably Bright Creatures</em></a>&nbsp\;is a luminous debut novel about
  a widow&rsquo\;s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus relucta
 ntly residing at the local aquarium&mdash\;and the truths she finally unco
 vers about her son&rsquo\;s disappearance 30 years ago.<br /><br />After T
 ova Sullivan&rsquo\;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&rsquo\;s been doing since her eighteen-
 year-old son\, Erik\, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound o
 ver 30 years ago.<br /><br />As she works\, Tova becomes acquainted with c
 urmudgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Ma
 rcellus knows more than anyone can imagine\, but wouldn&rsquo\;t dream of 
 lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors&mdash\;until he f
 orms an unlikely friendship with Tova.<br /><br />Ever the detective\, Mar
 cellus deduces what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As h
 is affection for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick his old\, inv
 ertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s 
 too late.<br /><br />Charming\, compulsively readable\, and full of wit\, 
 Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friends
 hip\, reckoning\, and hope&ndash\;a reminder that sometimes taking a hard 
 look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Regi
 ster now for a conversation you just don't want to miss!<br /><br /><br />
 <strong>About the Author:</strong> <a href="https://gailborden.bibliocommo
 ns.com/v2/search?query=Van%20Pelt%2C%20Shelby%2C&amp\;searchType=author">S
 helby Van Pelt</a>&rsquo\;s debut novel\, <em><a href="https://gailborden.
 bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S151C3687688">REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES</a><
 /em>\, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in Spr
 ing 2022 and was an Instant&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestseller
  and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific 
 Northwest\, she&rsquo\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area wit
 h her husband and two children.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://librar
 yc.org/gailborden/53262">Please Register for link to program</a>.<br /><br
  /></strong></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><a href="https://libraryc.org/gailbor
 den">Live Virtual Author Talks</a>&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;</strong>This series thro
 ugh Library Speakers Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling au
 thors of books in a variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the 
 program when they register. Please see <a href="https://libraryc.org/gailb
 orden">https://libraryc.org/gailborden</a>&nbsp\;to register and also view
  recorded videos of past speakers.<br /><br /><strong></strong></p>\nhttps
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