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Remarkably Bright Creatures

By: Shelby Van Pelt
Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
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 Bloomsbury presents Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, read by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie.

Have you met Marcellus the octopus yet?

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'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan
'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris
'I defy you to put it down once you’ve started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who sees everything, but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors – until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova’s son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it’s too late...

Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.


'You won’t be able to put it down because when you’re not reading this book you’ll be hugging it.' Jamie Ford
'Truly original and touching' Helen Hoang
'Unique and luminous' Booklist starred review
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I kind of wish I had savored this instead of blasting through it, but I really wanted to know the ending! The sign of a good story I guess. The guy who voiced Marcellus was amazing!

Great!

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Lovely story, easy to listen too and I enjoyed the two voice actors. Listened whilst on holidays, giggled a few times and got teary. Loved it.

Easy and enjoyable listen

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A delightful story of love, hope, loss & discovery told from three perspectives-an aging 70 year old heading to retirement & assisted living; a nearly 30 year old still looking for life’s purpose & reasons why his parents abandoned him & a quirky, intelligent great pacific octopus caught in his aquarium prison. Narrators are great too, if you opt for the audio version.

Delightful

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I had no idea what to expect from this novel, but I felt so much joy when listening to it. I was confused at first as to what point Cameron played in the story as he was quite disconnected from the other main characters. I'd love for there to be a sequel.

Such a beautiful story

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I like that they had a perspective from a sea creature, which is unusual. The narrators for the characters were great ! Enjoyed it !

Love for sea creatures

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A wonderfully heartfelt story and told so well by the narrators, I highly recommend anyone who is interested in a sassy octopus and a loving elderly lady to have a listen ❤️

Immersive

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It’s light but really engaging. The lead characters are relatable and well written and the star is an amazing pacific octopus- bored to distraction and taking things into his own hands( or tentacles to be more precise). It’s a great read and will make you smile.

What a charming book!

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This book was a sweet story and easy to listen to. Not my usual genre but I did enjoy it

A sweet book

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Loved the performance, the story the creativity and the characters! Very intriguing right until the end.

Fantastic listen!

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I loved this story so much. Heart felt, funny and poignant. Loved the characterisation. Plus I leant a lot about the life of an octopus. I couldn’t stop listening and it will be one I listen to time again.

An absolute fav

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