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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel (Deluxe Ed.)

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內容簡介 《紐約時報》暢銷書 今日秀「珍娜選書俱樂部」（Read With Jenna）選書 即將改編為 Netflix 電影「《明亮燦爛的你》是一部最終令人感到美好、但實際上相當細膩的處女作……令人難忘且溫柔。」 ——《華盛頓郵報》這是一部迷人、機智且令人欲罷不能的小說，探索了友誼、反思與希望的主題，描繪一位寡婦與一隻太平洋巨型章魚之間不太可能的連結。在托娃・蘇利文（Tova Sullivan）的丈夫去世後，她開始在索威爾灣水族館夜班工作，拖地板、整理環境。保持忙碌總是能幫助她面對現實——這也是她自從三十多年前，十八歲的兒子艾瑞克在普吉特灣乘船神秘失蹤以來，一直在做的事。托娃與脾氣暴躁的馬塞勒斯（Marcellus）——一隻住在水族館的太平洋巨型章魚——漸漸熟識。馬塞勒斯知道的遠超乎任何人想像，但牠從不會主動幫助那些囚禁牠的人類——直到牠與托娃建立起一段非凡的友誼。身為天生的偵探，馬塞勒斯推理出托娃兒子失蹤當晚發生了什麼。而現在，牠必須運用這副年老的無脊椎身軀能使出的所有方法，在一切為時已晚之前，為她揭開真相。 **雪兒比・范・佩爾特（Shelby Van Pelt）**的處女作是一個溫柔的提醒：有時，勇敢直視過去，能幫助我們發現曾以為永遠無法抵達的未來。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 PickSoon to be a Netflix Film“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.

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各界推薦 「《明亮燦爛的你》是一部最終令人感到溫暖、但其實非常細膩的處女作，講述了愛被奪走後，又在最意想不到的地方再次發現的感受……令人難忘且溫柔。」——《華盛頓郵報》「一本適合任何心情閱讀的溫馨小說。」——《紐約時報》「充滿真摯幽默感，范・佩爾特優雅地描繪出一位寡婦與一隻聰明章魚之間建立理解與連結的故事，令人耳目一新，甚至出乎意料地引起共鳴。儘管核心是一段不尋常的關係，這部處女作仍呈現出對於悲傷與情感連結的全新詮釋。」——《Elle》「最出色的悲傷主題小說總能照亮失落的黑暗，而《明亮燦爛的你》就是一場精湛示範。」——《Marie Claire》「一部關於希望與反思的精彩新作。」——《Business Insider》「一本關於友誼與家庭的美麗小說。」——《GoodHousekeeping.com》「范・佩爾特筆調輕快、節奏明快，讀者會在每個轉折中被吸引，替每一位角色加油，希望他們都能找到所追尋的東西。每位角色都充滿人性，有著精心描繪的缺點與古怪特質。但本書最迷人、最令人愉悅的地方，是跨物種之間那段溫柔的友誼，以及托娃與馬塞勒斯如何讓彼此變得更加明亮與非凡。」——《BookPage》「一部講述女人與章魚結為朋友的處女作，是一段迷人、溫暖人心的閱讀旅程。」——《Kirkus Reviews》「一本獨特而閃耀的作品。」——《Booklist》（星級書評）「《明亮燦爛的你》是極為罕見的傑作：它既機智又睿智，既迷人又充滿驚喜，其中的角色——章魚馬塞勒斯——是我在小說中遇過最吸引人、最讓人滿足的角色之一。我不知道雪兒比・范・佩爾特是怎麼讓這個不尋常的故事如此動人，但她做到了，而且我敢保證你一旦開始讀，就無法放下。」——辛西亞・達普瑞克斯・史維尼（Good Company與The Nest作者）「雪兒比・范・佩爾特完成了一項不可能的任務。她創造出一個由不完美角色組成的完美故事，溫暖人心、充滿神祕又極具吸引力，你會捨不得放下，因為不讀的時候，你只會想緊緊抱著這本書。」——傑米・福特（The Many Daughters of Afong Moy與《苦甜角落的旅館》作者）「真正原創又感人，《明亮燦爛的你》是一本關於家庭、社群與在黑暗中依然懷抱希望的故事。準備好愛上一隻最特別的章魚吧。」——黃愛倫（The Heart Principle作者）「《明亮燦爛的你》深刻探討了孤獨如何因他者輕輕一觸而被打開與轉化。雪兒比・范・佩爾特讓這個瘋狂的概念兌現了——她讓我愛上了一隻厭世的章魚。但她的筆觸如此精準，讓這段故事成為一則關於家庭、關於失落，與關於重新發現之電光火石的宏大敘事。」——凱文・威爾森（Nothing to See Here作者）Review“Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut about what it feels like to have love taken from you, only to find it again in the most unexpected places. . . . Memorable and tender.” — Washington Post “A heartwarming novel to suit any mood.” — New York Times“Infused with heartfelt humor, Van Pelt’s elegant portrait of a widowed woman who finds understanding and connection with a clever octopus is refreshingly, if surprisingly, relatable. Despite the unorthodox relationship at its core, the debut novel offers a wholly original meditation on grief and the bonds that keep us afloat.” — Elle“The best books about grief find a way to illuminate the darkness of loss, and Remarkably Bright Creatures offers a masterclass." — Marie Claire“[B]rilliant upcoming novel about hope and reckoning." — Business Insider “ [B]eautiful novel about friendship and family.” — GoodHousekeeping.com “As Van Pelt’s zippy, fun-to-follow prose engages at every turn, readers will find themselves rooting for the many characters, hoping that they’ll find whatever it is they seek. Each character is profoundly human, with flaws and eccentricities crafted with care. But what makes Van Pelt’s novel most charming and joyful is the tender friendship between species, and the ways Tova and Marcellus make each other ever more remarkable and bright.” — BookPage“A debut novel about a woman who befriends an octopus is a charming, warmhearted read.” — Kirkus Reviews"A unique and luminous book." — Booklist (starred review)“Remarkably Bright Creatures is the rarest of feats: a book that manages to be wry and wise, charming and surprising, and features one of the most intriguing and satisfying characters I’ve encountered in fiction in a very long time—Marcellus the Octopus. I don’t know how Shelby Van Pelt managed to make this uncommon tale sing so beautifully, but sing it does, and I defy you to put it down once you’ve started.” — Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of Good Company and The Nest“Shelby Van Pelt has done the impossible. She’s created a perfect story with imperfect characters, that is so heartwarming, so mysterious, and so completely absorbing, you won’t be able to put it down because when you’re not reading this book you’ll be hugging it.”— Jamie Ford, author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy and The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet“Truly original and touching, Remarkably Bright Creatures is a story of family, community, and optimism in spite of darkness. Prepare to fall in love with a most exceptional octopus.” — Helen Hoang, author of The Heart Principle“Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing. Shelby Van Pelt makes good on this wild conceit, somehow making me love a misanthropic octopus, but her writing is so finely tuned that it's a natural element of a larger story about family, about loss, and the electricity of something found.” — Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here

作者介紹

作者介紹 作者簡介雪比．范．裴特（Shelby Van Pelt）出生並成長於美國太平洋西北地區，現與家人居住在芝加哥郊區。《明亮燦爛的你》是她的第一部小說作品。About the AuthorBorn and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Shelby Van Pelt lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family. Remarkably Bright Creatures is her first novel.

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