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Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen
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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 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.

Book Details

ISBN13 9781616200701
ISBN10 1616200707
Series/Work OL5813796W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Algonquin Books
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Artistas Circo Circus Circus animals circus performers collectionID:bannedbooks collectionID:EanesChallenge Crisis económicas Cuentos de amor Death depression era Depressions elephants Ficción Fiction Fiction, historical Fiction, historical, general Fiction, romance, historical Great Depression, 1929-1939 historical

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