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Water for Elephants

By Sara Gruen

Book information

Publisher
Algonquin Books
Year
2007
ISBN
1565125606, 9781565125605
LCC
PS3607.R696 W38 2007
Open Library ID
OL24223398M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1816676 bytes)
Pages
350\544
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

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, now ninety, the circus world he remembers 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 one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

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