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  • 2025

The life cycle of the common octopus

Emma Knight

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"A witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family. Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she'll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father's -- now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox -- lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox's centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents' secret, just as she's falling in love for the first time ... As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward"--

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Title Statement The life cycle of the common octopus / Emma Knight.
Author Knight, Emma(Emma L.)
Publication Toronto, ON: Viking,2025.
Extent of Item 371 pages ;
ISBN 9780735248724 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr07826822
Summary "A witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family. Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she'll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father's -- now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox -- lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox's centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents' secret, just as she's falling in love for the first time ... As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward"--
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Best friends--Fiction
College students--Fiction
Families--Fiction
Family secrets--Fiction
Friendship--Fiction
Secrecy--Fiction
By Name University of Edinburgh--Fiction
By Location Edinburgh (Scotland)--Fiction
Scotland--Fiction
By Genre Bildungsromans
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