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𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙮 𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙮
獨子失蹤的夜班清潔員寡婦，以及一隻困於水族箱中的巨型章魚Marcellus，四顆孤單的心(Marcellus佔了其中三顆)在深夜閉館後的水族館相遇，串起一段不平凡的溫暖友誼，也串起一起神秘失蹤案件的真相。
Marcellus脾氣火爆，身為太平洋巨型章魚的牠，擁有極高的智商與記憶力，自被人類安置在水族館起，便持續寫著自己的俘虜日記，也曾試圖從缸內逃脫，卻在臨門一腳被Tova「救」回。
心愛的獨子多年前出海後便下落不明，喪夫後Tova為保持忙碌，開始在水族館擔任夜班清潔員，也逐漸和Marcellus結下了古怪又溫馨的跨物種友誼。而Marcellus，似乎對Tova獨子的失蹤一事有些頭緒，牠願意幫她一把，為這位人類(人類=敵人)夥伴(但Tova=朋友)找出真相嗎？而即便得知真相，在橫亙著語言與厚重玻璃隔閡的情況下，牠該怎麼將來龍去脈傳達給Tova？
Shelby van Pelty這部幽默暖心的出道作品，自推出便長距紐時及亞馬遜暢榜，版權更售出近30國，作者以和緩節奏，描繪了家庭之愛及人與動物間的溫暖友誼，步調雖不驚險緊湊，卻更顯故事的溫柔深刻。
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 wry and warm novel is a reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
作者介紹
Shelby Van Pelt
When Shelby Van Pelt isn’t feeding her flash-fiction addiction, she’s juggling cats while wrangling children. Her debut novel, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, will be published by HarperCollins in May 2022. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she’s currently missing the mountains in the suburbs of Chicago. Find her at www.shelbyvanpelt.com, on Twitter @shelbyvanpelt, and Instagram @shelbyvanpeltwrites.
