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SUMMARY:An Exploration of Friendship\, Reckoning\, and Hope 
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DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us as we chat with the amazing New York 
 Times bestselling author Shelby Van Pelt about her beloved novel Remarkabl
 y Bright Creatures. .\nhttps://dedhamlibrary.libnet.info/event/11262661
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!</p>\n<
 p><em>Remarkably Bright Creatures</em>&nbsp\;is a luminous debut novel abo
 ut a widow&rsquo\;s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluc
 tantly residing at the local aquarium&mdash\;and the truths she finally un
 covers about her son&rsquo\;s disappearance 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>After To
 va Sullivan&rsquo\;s husband died\, she began working the night shift at t
 he Sowell Bay Aquarium\, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has a
 lways helped her cope\, which she&rsquo\;s been doing since her eighteen-y
 ear-old son\, Erik\, mysteriously vanished on a boat in the Puget Sound ov
 er 30 years ago.</p>\n<p>As she works\, Tova becomes acquainted with curmu
 dgeonly Marcellus\, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcel
 lus knows more than anyone can imagine\, but wouldn&rsquo\;t dream of lift
 ing one of his eight tentacles for his human captors&mdash\;until he forms
  an unlikely friendship with Tova.</p>\n<p>Ever the detective\, Marcellus 
 deduces what happened the night Tova&rsquo\;s son disappeared. As his affe
 ction for Tova grows\, Marcellus must use every trick his old\, invertebra
 te body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it&rsquo\;s too lat
 e.</p>\n<p>Charming\, compulsively readable\, and full of wit\, Shelby Van
  Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel is a beautiful exploration of friendship\, reck
 oning\, and hope&ndash\;a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at th
 e past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible. Register now f
 or a conversation you just don't want to miss!</p>\n<p><strong>About the A
 uthor:</strong> Shelby Van Pelt&rsquo\;s debut novel\, REMARKABLY BRIGHT C
 REATURES\, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins (US) and Bloomsbury (UK) in
  Spring 2022 and was an Instant&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestse
 ller and has sold a million and a half copies. Born and raised in the Paci
 fic Northwest\, she&rsquo\;s now missing the mountains in the Chicago area
  with her husband and two children.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>The views expresse
 d by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not i
 mply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any
  specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommen
 dation by Dedham Public Library.</em></p>\nhttps://dedhamlibrary.libnet.in
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