Book Talk – Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Led by Marcy Manas and Liz Morley
16:30 Tuesday 29 April
Program on premises only
Our Book Talk group meets once a month. A list of questions is provided in advance to facilitate discussion.
Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
Our April choice is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. 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. 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.
Please register at the Box Office 09-8330950, purchase tickets below or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25
Non-members: NIS 50
