Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt... This novel shows how one can break the cycle of loneliness and isolation with just the tender touch of another living being. Tova Sullivan has been working as a night cleaner at Swale Bay Aquarium since her husband died from a terminal illness. Indulging in this stressful work helps her forget the memories of a painful incident that happened thirty years ago, when her only son disappeared under mysterious circumstances on a boat in the middle of the sea. At the aquarium, she meets Marcellus, an intelligent octopus who knows more than humans can imagine. A special friendship develops between them, prompting the huge octopus to do the impossible to help her uncover the mystery of her son’s disappearance and what happened to him that night before it is too late!