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As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the Great Depression, and for Jacob the circus world was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was ultimately their only hope for survival.
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Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- Water for Elephants
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sara Gruen
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 445
- ISBN10
- 1616200715
- ISBN13
- 9781616200718
- 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
- As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the Great Depression, and for Jacob the circus world was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was ultimately their only hope for survival.