The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)
Author:
Published:
Penguin Publishing Group 2025
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Status:
Checked Out
Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY
“Undeniably delicious.” —The New York Times
“A spellbinding debut about friendship, motherhood, first love, and the choices that bind us. . . I couldn't put it down!” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Summer Will Be Different
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.
“Undeniably delicious.” —The New York Times
“A spellbinding debut about friendship, motherhood, first love, and the choices that bind us. . . I couldn't put it down!” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Summer Will Be Different
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.
Formats
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
Subjects
Subjects
More Details
Street Date:
01/07/2025
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593830468
ASIN:
B0D93DFHLT
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Emma Knight. (2025). The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Emma Knight. 2025. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Emma Knight, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Emma Knight. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group, 2025.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 4 | 0 |
| East Hampton Public Library | 0 | 0 |
There are 24 holds on this title.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
4aab8e70-8c28-28d9-cbcd-53bb6bd6a830
API Extraction Dates
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jan 04, 2025 14:27:06
Date Updated:
Jan 14, 2025 15:17:15
Last Metadata Check:
Jun 30, 2025 18:21:00
Last Metadata Change:
Jun 29, 2025 04:20:47
Last Availability Check:
Jun 30, 2025 18:21:10
Last Availability Change:
Jun 23, 2025 05:55:41
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Jun 30, 2025 16:47:05
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B0D93DFHLT
- name: Kindle Book
- id: ebook-kindle
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593830468
- name: OverDrive Read
- id: ebook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593830451
- mediaType
- eBook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Emma Knight
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
- dateAdded
- 2025-01-05T00:53:00Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=242&titleID=11011880
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: LION: Libraries Online (CT)
- id: 1354
- sortTitle
- Life Cycle of the Common Octopus A Novel
- crossRefId
- 11011880
- subtitle
- A Novel
- id
- 32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2
- starRating
- 0
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- fileName: TheLifeCycleoftheCom_11011880
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ASIN
- value: B0D93DFHLT
- name: Kindle Book
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-kindle
- onSaleDate: 1/7/2025
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=32ced748-ada4-4525-b57f-c8a768099ec2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- fileName: TheLifeCycleoftheCom_9780593830468_11011880
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 0
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593830468
- name: OverDrive Read
- isReadAlong: False
- id: ebook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 1/7/2025
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: ebook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=32ced748-ada4-4525-b57f-c8a768099ec2&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- keywords
- value: family
- value: Friendship
- value: literary fiction
- value: motherhood
- value: book club
- value: Fiction
- value: Coming of age
- value: Women's Fiction
- value: book club recommendations
- value: beach reads
- value: summer reads
- value: book club picks
- value: books for women
- value: best selling books
- value: books best sellers
- value: gifts for women
- value: book club books
- value: new york times best sellers
- value: octopus book
- value: read with jenna
- value: jenna bush hager book club
- value: jenna book club
- value: jenna bush hager book club list
- value: jenna hager bush book club list
- value: fiction books for adults
- value: read with jenna book club list
- value: jenna bush book club
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Knight, Emma
- name: Emma Knight
- imprint
- Pamela Dorman Books
- publishDate
- 2025-01-07T00:00:00Z
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
- fullDescription
- AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY
“Undeniably delicious.” —The New York Times
“A spellbinding debut about friendship, motherhood, first love, and the choices that bind us. . . I couldn't put it down!” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Summer Will Be Different
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. - popularity
- 20439
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BPQEAAA20/products/32ced748-ada4-4525-b57f-c8a768099ec2/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- shareInLibby:
- href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=KAeoADHmp90
- type: text/HTML
- self:
- id
- 32ced748-ada4-4525-b57f-c8a768099ec2
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/1523-1/{32CED748-ADA4-4525-B57F-C8A768099EC2}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- publishDateText
- 01/07/2025
- otherFormatIdentifiers
- type: ISBN
- value: 9780593830451
- mediaType
- eBook
- shortDescription
- AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY
“Undeniably delicious.” —The New York Times
“A spellbinding debut about friendship, motherhood, first love, and the choices that bind us. . . I couldn't put it down!” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Summer Will Be Different
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... - accessibilityStatements
- additionalInformation:
- PageBreaks
- epubVersion: 1.1
- summaryStatement: This ebook features mark-up that supports accessibility and enables compatibility with assistive technology. It has been designed to allow display properties to be modified by the reader. The file includes a table of contents, a defined reading order, and ARIA roles to identify key sections and improve the reading experience. A page list and page break locations help readers coordinate with the print edition. Headings allow readers to navigate the ebook quickly by level. Images are well described in conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Colors meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA contrast standards. There are no hazards.
- conformance:
- MeetsStandards
- richContent:
- legalConsiderations:
- wcagVersion: 2.1
- wcagLevel: AA
- navigation:
- TableOfContents
- StructuredNavigation
- hazards:
- waysOfReading:
- ModifiableDisplay
- FullNonVisualReadingSupport
- AlternativeText
- name: Adobe EPUB eBook
- id: ebook-epub-adobe
- additionalInformation:
- sortTitle
- Life Cycle of the Common Octopus A Novel
- crossRefId
- 11011880
- classifications
- subtitle
- A Novel
- publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC044000
- description: Fiction / Contemporary Women
- code: FIC045000
- description: Fiction / Family Life / General
- code: FIC071000
- description: Fiction / Friendship