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Water for Elephants : A Novel by Sara Gruen; New Hampshire Library Association Reference and Adult Services (READS); New Hampshire Library Association READS-TO-GO is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Water for Elephants : A Novel about?
Over 10 million copies sold worldwide! • Now A Broadway Musical Starring Grant Gustin and Isabella McCalla#1 New York Times Bestseller • A Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestseller'This colorful headlong tale of a Depression-era circus simply can't be beat.'—Stephen KingA Major Motion Picture starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz Jacob Janowski's luck had run out--orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was the Great Depression and for Jacob the circus was both his salvation and a living hell. There he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but brutal animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this group of misfits was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.
Who reads Water for Elephants : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sara Gruen; New Hampshire Library Association Reference and Adult Services (READS); New Hampshire Library Association READS-TO-GO
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill; Algonquin Books
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781565125858
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance
- Rating
- 4.07 / 5 (1,082,952 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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