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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
read by David LeDoux and John Randolph Jones
Number of parts:10
Duration: 11 hours, 32 minutes
File size:165832 KB
Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It’s the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and
penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. There he meets the freaks, grifters, and misfits that populate this world. He introduces
us to Marlena, beautiful star of the equestrian act; to August, her charismatic but twisted husband (and the circus’s animal trainer); and to Rosie, the
seemingly untrainable elephant Jacob cares for. Beautifully written, with a luminous sense of time and place, Water for Elephants tells of love in a world
in which love’s a luxury few can afford.
About the Author
SARA GRUEN is the best selling author of Riding Lessons. She is an animal lover who lives with her husband, three children, five cats, two goats, a dog,
and a horse in an environmentalist community north of Chicago. She did extensive research on traveling circuses of the 1930s for this story.
Also available from N L S;RC 62718 It is available at the unabridged site.
I read this book because my friend and sister in law recommended it. When Michelle says it's a great book, pay attention, 'cause it usually is.This was
a touching story. She paints a wonderful, painful, colorful and sometimes tragic picture. I really loved this book. A huge 5 out of 5.
Happy reading,
Carla/TexasRed