Remarkably Bright Creatures

I read a delightful book called Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Some of the story happens in northern California but most of it happens in a small town south of Seattle, Washington. Each chapter is told by a different character. One character is Tova who is 70, widowed, and working at an aquarium after hours doing the cleaning. She likes to keep busy so as not to think of the night her 18 year old son, Erik, went missing and presumably drowned. Cameron is a young man living in California. He didn't tell his girlfriend that he lost another job so she kicked him out of their apartment. Cameron borrows money from his aunt to buy an old RV. He drives to Seattle to talk to a man he thinks might be his father. When Tova breaks her ankle he takes over her job at the aquarium. The third character is Marcellus. Marcelles is a giant Pacific octopus on display at the aquarium. Marcellus and Tova form a close bond. Marcellus has figured out things in Tova's life and he is desperate to communicate with her. He climbs out of his tank at night to eat other sea creatures but also to find things that will help Tova understand. The story had a great ending. I like stories where animals add to the lives of humans.