Shelby van Pelt

Ystävyys voi löytyä mitä yllättävimmistä paikoista, jopa kahdeksan lonkeron päästä. Miljoonat lukijat hurmannut, viisas romaani kertoo menetyksestä, toivosta - ja merkillisen fiksuista olennoista. Leskeksi jäänyt Tova Sullivan viettää yönsä hiljaisessa akvaariossa mopaten lattioita ja yrittäen unohtaa murheensa. Lasin toisella puolella häntä tarkkailee Marcellus, älykäs ja omapäinen jättiläismustekala, joka näkee enemmän kuin antaa ymmärtää. Kun vuosikymmenten takainen arvoitus Tovan pojan katoamisesta nousee taas pintaan, Marcellus tajuaa tietävänsä jotain ratkaisevaa. Aika käy vähiin, ja Marcelluksen on käytettävä kaikki lonkeronsa - ja kekseliäisyytensä - kertoakseen totuuden uudelle ystävälleen. Shelby Van Pelt on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, jonka esikoisromaani Merkillisen fiksuja olentoja nousi nopeasti kansainväliseksi bestselleriksi. ”Sitä mustekalakirjaa” on myyty maailmalla yli kaksi miljoonaa kappaletta, ja romaanista on tekeillä Netflix-elokuva.

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK OVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022 GLAMOUR BEST 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 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 READER 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.’

Et usædvanligt venskab mellem en ældre kvinde og en blæksprutte giver dem begge et glimt af håb for fremtiden. Siden hun blev enke, har Tova Sullivan arbejdet som rengøringsassistent på det lokale akvarium i Sowell Bay hver aften efter lukketid. Selvom hun egentlig har nået pensionsalderen, kan hun godt lide at holde sig beskæftiget, og efter at hendes søn forsvandt sporløst på en sejltur for over 30 år siden, har det været den eneste måde for hende at holde sig oven vande på. En aften bemærker hun, at akvariets kloge, gamle kæmpestillehavsblæksprutte, Marcellus, holder øje med hende. Marcellus ser alt, men kunne ikke drømme om at løfte en af sine otte arme for de mennesker, der holder ham fanget i akvariet – indtil han møder Tova. Klog som han er, opdager Marcellus nemlig, hvad der skete med Tovas søn den nat, han forsvandt. Og snart har han armene fulde med også at få Tova til at indse, hvad der skete dengang. Før det er for sent. „Ikke siden Pi’s liv har jeg læst en bog med så megen kreativitet og sådan en markant stemme.“TODAY

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST 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 you’ve started' Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyAfter 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 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.’

This deluxe edition features sprayed and stenciled edges, silver foil, and a reading group guide.A New York Times Bestseller * A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick"Remarkably Bright Creatures is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." --Washington Post A charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopusAfter 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 a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine 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 invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

Amerikansk succédebut!- New York Times bästsäljarlista i över femtio veckor- Nominerad till både Best Debut Novel och Best Fiction 2022 av Goodreads- A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!"Med sina ömsinta karaktärsbeskrivningar, lågmälda humor och lättsamma prosa är den helt enkelt perfekt till sommarens hängmatta." UNT"... läsvärd roman som är både finstämd och mysig. En bok som berör på djupet." Vestmanlands Läns TidningTova har tagit jobb som städare på stadens akvarium för att ha något att göra. Hennes make har gått bort och annars träffar hon mest sina enerverande väninnor på tråkiga kafferep. Med mopp och hink rengör Tova akvariets lokaler efter stängning iakttagen av de vattenlevande varelserna. Där finns den åttaarmade bläckfisken Marcellus som hon är särskilt fäst vid. Samtidigt kommer den unge Cameron till stan, på jakt efter sin pappa. När Tova råkar halka och skada foten får Cameron ta över hennes nattliga städjobb. Vad varken Tova eller Cameron förstår är att bläckfisken Marcellus döljer många hemligheter i sitt akvarium - han vet vad som hände när Tovas son försvann.Den hjärtevärmande "Sällsynt kloka varelser" handlar om vänskap och hopp, om att försonas med det förflutna och att leva i nuet.

Glavnaja sensatsija 2021 goda v SSHA. Debjutnyj roman proderzhalsja na verkhnikh strochkakh spiskov bestsellerov bolshe godaPosle smerti muzha Tova rabotaet nochnoj uborschitsej v okeanariume gorodka Souell-Bej, moet poly, poliruet stekla i... beseduet s morskimi obitateljami. Rabota pomogaet Tove spravljatsja s gorem, kotoroe s nej uzhe tridtsat let - s togo dnja, kogda tainstvenno ischez ee vosemnadtsatiletnij syn Erik. V okeanariume est osobennyj obitatel - nemolodoj gigantskij osminog po imeni Martsell, filosof i nabljudatel. Martsell nastojaschij intellektual, emu skuchno v tesnom akvariume, i razvlekaetsja on, reshaja ljudskie zagadki. No svoj um on tschatelno skryvaet - oto vsekh, krome Tovy. Martsella intriguet eta zhenschina, pechalnaja i zabavnaja. Odnazhdy v gorodok priezzhaet nezadachlivyj paren, kotoryj tozhe pytaetsja razgadat zagadku - zagadku svoej zhizni. I u Martsella pojavljaetsja esche odna tsel.Debjutnyj roman Shelbi van Pelt stal sensatsiej v SSHA, eta ironichnaja i ochen dobraja istorija pochti tselyj god ne pokidala samye verkhnie strochki spiskov bestsellerov. Eta kniga iz tekh, chto garantirovanno podnimajut nastroenie i pozvoljajut uvidet obychnuju zhizn v novom svete.Perevodchik: Gajdenko Anna

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 29,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'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 SweeneyAfter 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 HoangOver half a million copies sold worldwide! READER 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.'

Hämta bokcirkelfrågor till Sällsynt kloka varelser här >> Amerikansk succédebut!- New York Times bästsäljarlista- Nominerad till både Best Debut Novel och Best Fiction 2022 av Goodreads- A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!"Med sina ömsinta karaktärsbeskrivningar, lågmälda humor och lättsamma prosa är den helt enkelt perfekt till sommarens hängmatta." UNT"... läsvärd roman som är både finstämd och mysig. En bok som berör på djupet." Vestmanlands Läns TidningTova har tagit jobb som städare på stadens akvarium för att ha något att göra. Hennes make har gått bort och annars träffar hon mest sina enerverande väninnor på tråkiga kafferep.Med mopp och hink rengör Tova akvariets lokaler efter stängning iakttagen av de vattenlevande varelserna. Där finns den åttaarmade bläckfisken Marcellus som hon är särskilt fäst vid. Samtidigt kommer den unge Cameron till stan, på jakt efter sin pappa. När Tova råkar halka och skada foten får Cameron ta över hennes nattliga städjobb.Vad varken Tova eller Cameron förstår är att bläckfisken Marcellus döljer många hemligheter i sitt akvarium - han vet vad som hände när Tovas son försvann.Den hjärtevärmande "Sällsynt kloka varelser" handlar vänskap och hopp, om att försonas med det förflutna och att leva i nuet."Sällsynt kloka varelser" har legat på den amerikanska bästsäljarlistan och var av Goodreads nominerad till både Best Debut Novel och Best Fiction 2022.

Una novela que te atrapa con sus tent culos y no te suelta. Finalista de los premios Goodreads 2022En la lista de best sellers de The New York TimesRECOMENDADO POR JENNA BUSH EN SU CLUB DE LECTURA DEL TODAY SHOWMarcellus es un pulpo incre blemente curioso y descarado. Cada d a, 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 cari o y, mientras barre, le cuenta cu nto echa de menos a su hijo, desaparecido hace treinta a os en el mar. A Marcellus no se le escapa nada y es mucho m s inteligente de lo que nadie podr a imaginar, pero nunca se le ocurrir a mover un solo tent culo para ayudar a uno de sus captores humanos... hasta que comienza a formar una inesperada amistad con Tova. Con su perspicacia de detective, Marcellus ha deducido lo que sucedi la noche de la desaparici n. Y ahora tendr que ingeni rselas desde el otro lado del cristal para revelarle la verdad, antes de que sea demasiado tarde. Una novela deslumbrante y conmovedora sobre una amistad capaz de vencer la peor de las soledades. Y una historia de esperanza sobre dos almas generosas, criaturas imperfectas... y, quiz por eso, incre blemente luminosas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A New York Times Bestseller A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick "Remarkably Bright Creatures is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." -- Washington Post For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium--and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago. 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 a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine 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 invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

Et usædvanligt venskab mellem en ældre kvinde og en blæksprutte giver dem begge et glimt af håb for fremtiden. Siden hun blev enke, har Tova Sullivan arbejdet som rengøringsassistent på det lokale akvarium i Sowell Bay hver aften efter lukketid. Selvom hun egentlig har nået pensionsalderen, kan hun godt lide at holde sig beskæftiget, og efter at hendes søn forsvandt sporløst på en sejltur for over 30 år siden, har det været den eneste måde for hende at holde sig oven vande på. En aften bemærker hun, at akvariets kloge, gamle kæmpestillehavsblæksprutte, Marcellus, holder øje med hende. Marcellus ser alt, men kunne ikke drømme om at løfte en af sine otte arme for de mennesker, der holder ham fanget i akvariet – indtil han møder Tova. Klog som han er, opdager Marcellus nemlig, hvad der skete med Tovas søn den nat, han forsvandt. Og snart har han armene fulde med også at få Tova til at indse, hvad der skete dengang. Før det er for sent. „Ikke siden Pi’s liv har jeg læst en bog med så megen kreativitet og sådan en markant stemme.“TODAY

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick NAMED A BEST BOOK OF SUMMER by: Chicago Tribune * The View * Southern Living * USA Today"Remarkably Bright Creatures is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut. . . . Memorable and tender." -- Washington Post 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 octopusAfter 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 a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine 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 invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.

A New York Times Bestseller A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick "Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing." -- Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See HereFor 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 octopusAfter 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 a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine 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 invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late. Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.