Shelby Van Pelt's Remarkably Bright Creatures tells the story of Tova Sullivan, a widow who finds an unlikely connection with Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus, while working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. The novel explores themes of friendship, hope, and reckoning. Tova has coped with loss through busyness, including the mysterious disappearance of her son Erik 30 years prior. No signs of damage. Read through the one time so have not handled it much since then. Hardcover book.