Remarkably Bright Creatures Summary
Shelby Van Pelt

Remarkably Bright Creatures Overview

Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures, is an emotional work of contemporary fiction that explores the transformational quality of relationships. Alternating between first and third-person narrative styles, Van Pelt brings the emotional vibrancy of a Giant Pacific Octopus to life, and tells the story of an old woman and a young man's journey to find resolution to life's hardships. Set in the fictional town of Sowell Bay, Washington, Remarkably Bright Creatures explores themes of grief and loss, mortality, and the healing power of friendship.