The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
Emma Knight
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Length: 384 Pages (Hardcover)
Audiobook: 10 Hours, 8 Minutes
Publication Date: January 7, 2025
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CANADIAN AUTHOR
Publisher’s Description
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 by Emma Knight asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight is published by Pamela Dorman Books (Penguin Random House).
Content Advisory
This book includes content that may be sensitive, emotional, or difficult for some readers (e.g., sexual assault, miscarriage, suicidal ideation, etc.). For reader-submitted content warnings, view them on StoryGraph.
About Emma Knight
Emma Knight is an author, journalist and entrepreneur. She has an MA in Journalism and an MSc. in International Development from Sciences Po in Paris. Emma’s writing about books, maternal health and more has appeared in Literary Hub, Vogue, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus and The New York Times. She is the creator and co-host of the culture podcast Fanfare. In 2014, Emma co-founded a now multi-award-winning organic beverage company called Greenhouse, where she is Head of Brand. She is the author of two bestselling cookbooks, How to Eat with One Hand (2021) and The Greenhouse Cookbook (2017). Emma lives in Toronto with her family. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is her first novel (Goodreads, 2025).
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