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Water for Elephants: A Novel Book

The gritty, compelling New York Times bestselling novel of star-crossed lovers and circus life, set in Depression-era USARead More

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    THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNOW A FILM STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND ROBERT PATTINSON'Great story, loads of fun; hard to put down.' STEPHEN KINGThe Great Depression, 1929. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and utterly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits in the Benzini BrothersMost Spectacular Show on Earth: a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive by making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student now unable to finish his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. He meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place, Water for Elephants tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds, in a world in which love is a luxury few can afford.

  • TheBookPeople

    When the recently orphaned Jacob Jankowski jumps onto a passing train, he ends up in a world dominated by freaks, grifters and misfits.He's landed in the Benzine Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, a second-rate travelling circus that is struggling to survive during the Great Depression.Veterinary student Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie and it is there he meets Marlena, the beautiful star of the equestrian act, who is married to the charismatic but twisted animal trainer Auguse. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until Jacob discovers a way to reach her.Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants spectacularly brings the era to life, and the love story between two people that overcome incredible odds makes it a real page-turner.With the team against her, and a dangerous criminal still on the loose, DCI Jane Tennison must fight to prove herself, now or never.Sara Gruen's Water for Elephants has been chosen as a World Book Night book for 2015.

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    When Jacob Jankowski recently orphaned and suddenly adrift jumps onto a passing train he enters a world of freaks grifters and misfits the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob a veterinary student who almost earned his degree is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena the beautiful young star of the equestrian act who is married to August the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford. Water for Elephants was a major movie starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.

  • BookDepository

    Water for Elephants : Paperback : John Murray Press : 9780340962725 : : 07 Feb 2008 : The gritty, compelling international bestselling novel of star-crossed lovers and circus life, set in Depression-era USA.

  • ASDA

    The gritty compelling New York Times bestselling novel of star-crossed lovers and circus life set in Depression-era USA

  • 0340962720
  • 9780340962725
  • Sara Gruen
  • 7 February 2008
  • Hodder Paperbacks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 448
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