<p><b>‘Absolutely stunning ... Full of longing, mystery, fear and hope. I loved this book to pieces!’ Frances Cha, author of <i>If I Had Your Face</i> </b><br><br>Ro is stuck. She’s just entered her thirties, she’s estranged from her mother, and her boyfriend has just left her to join a mission to Mars.<br><br>Her days are spent dragging herself to her menial job at an aquarium, and her nights are spent drinking sharktinis (mountain dew and copious amounts of gin, plus a hint of jalapeno). With her best friend pulling away to focus on her upcoming wedding, Ro’s only companion is Dolores, a giant Pacific octopus who also happens to be Ro’s last remaining link to her father, a marine biologist who disappeared while on an expedition when Ro was a teenager.<br><br>When Dolores is sold to a wealthy investor intent on moving her to a private aquarium, Ro finds herself
