**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPINGBEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOURBEST BOOKS OF 2022’Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender.’ Washington Post’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 youve started’Cynthia D’Aprix SweeneyAfter Tova Sullivans 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 wouldnt 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 Tovas son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old body can muster to unearth the truth for her before its too late…Shelby Van Pelts debut novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.’You wont be able to put it down because when youre not reading this bookyoull be hugging it.’Jamie Ford’Trulyoriginalandtouching’Helen HoangREADER REVIEWS’I couldn’t put it down”Marvelous, heartwarming, brilliant”I enjoyed every second”I was gripped from the first page’Read it, there’s no way you won’t fall in love with Marcellus the octopus!Goodness me, what a unique and wonderful book.