Shelby Van Pelt
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Have you held a book after reading it? Clutching it to your chest and wanting to sink into the story?
This is that book.
It is a beautiful story of grief, friendship, identity, and love. We follow Tova, a woman who over the years lost her son to a mysterious accident at sea and then, decades later, lost her husband of over 40 years. She is lonely, but she is not alone. She has her friend Marcellus, the Giant Pacific octopus, to keep her company... (read more)
Recommended by Mariette E.