Shelby Van Pelt
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Language
English
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"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Marcellus es un pulpo increíblemente curioso y descarado. Cada día, mucha gente pasa por delante de su tanque en el acuario de Sowell Bay, aunque pocos se detienen demasiado. En cambio, Tova, la limpiadora, le ha cogido cariño y, mientras barre, le cuenta cuánto echa de menos a su hijo, desaparecido hace treinta años en el mar. A Marcellus no se le escapa nada y es mucho más inteligente de lo que nadie podría imaginar, pero nunca se le ocurriría...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on...
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Publisher
Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo
Pub. Date
copyright 2023.
Language
Polish
Description
Po śmierci męża Tova Sullivan zaczyna pracować na nocną zmianę jako sprzątaczka w oceanarium. Praca zawsze pomagała jej w radzeniu sobie z problemami - zrozumiała to, od kiedy jej osiemnastoletni syn Erik w tajemniczy sposób zniknął na łodzi ponad trzydzieści lat temu. Właśnie tu Tova poznaje Marcellusa - olbrzymią ośmiornicę żyjącą w akwarium. Marcellus wie o wiele więcej, niż ktokolwiek może sobie wyobrazić, ale do tej...
Author
Publisher
[Batavia Public Library]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Book club discussion kit featuring the title, Remarkably bright creatures: "For fans of A Man Called Ove, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus. After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's...