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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Remarkably Bright Creatures with Shelby Van Pelt
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DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join our chat with the amazing New York Times
 -bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkably Bri
 ght Creatures. You don’t want to miss this deep-dive exploration of
  friendship\, reckoning\, and hope! For adults..\nhttps://lacountylibrary.
 libnet.info/event/11155946
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Remarkably Bright Creatures&nbsp\;is a lum
 inous debut novel about a widow&rsquo\;s unlikely friendship with a giant 
 Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium&mdash\;and the 
 truths she finally uncovers about her son&rsquo\;s disappearance 30 years 
 ago.</p>\n<p>After Tova Sullivan&rsquo\;s husband died\, she began working
  the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium\, mopping floors and tidying u
 p. 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 over 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>As she works\, Tova becomes 
 acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at
  the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine\, but wouldn&r
 squo\;t dream of lifting one of his eight tentacles for his human captors&
 mdash\;until he forms an unlikely friendship with Tova.</p>\n<p>Ever the d
 etective\, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son dis
 appeared. As his affection for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick
  his old\, invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her befor
 e it&rsquo\;s too late.</p>\n<p>Charming\, compulsively readable\, and ful
 l of wit\, Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel is a beautiful exploration
  of friendship\, reckoning\, and hope&ndash\;a reminder that sometimes tak
 ing a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impos
 sible. Register now for a conversation you just don't want to miss!</p>\n<
 p>About the Author: Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel\, REMARKABLY BRIG
 HT CREATURES\, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK
 ) in Spring 2022 and was an Instant&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller 
 and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Pacific N
 orthwest\, she&rsquo\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area with
  her husband and two children.</p>\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/11155946
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