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Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future. By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love. In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all ...
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Water for elephants, Sara Gruen
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- Water for elephants
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sara Gruen
- Publisher
- Two Roads
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 418
- ISBN10
- 1444715984
- ISBN13
- 9781444715989
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Nature, Historical Fiction, Animals, Love, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, Contemporary Romance, USA, American Literature, 20th century, Adapted for Film, Violence, America, Summer, Canadian Literature, Circus, 1930s, Elephants, Age Gap
- First published
- 2006
- Original title
- Water for Elephants
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future. By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love. In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all ...