The runaway international bestseller by “the must-read author of summer” (Ottawa Citizen)
Orphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing train—and inadvertently runs away with the circus. So begins Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen’s darkly beautiful tale about the characters who inhabit the less-than-greatest show on earth.
Jacob finds a place tending the circus animals, including a seemingly untrainable elephant named Rosie. He also comes to know Marlena, the star of the equestrian act—and wife of August, a charismatic but cruel animal trainer. Caught between his love for Marlena and his need to belong in the crazy family of travelling performers, Jacob is freed only by a murderous secret that will bring the big top down.
Water for Elephants is an enchanting page-turner, the kind of book that creates a world that engulfs you from the first page to the last. A national bestseller in Canada and a New York Times bestseller in the United States, this is a book destined to become a beloved fiction classic.
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Sara Gruen is the author of the New York Times bestseller Water for Elephants and Riding Lessons. She lives with her husband and three children in a conservation community outside Chicago.
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Descrizione libro Soft cover. Condizione: New. Orphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing trainand inadvertently runs away with the circus. So begins Water for Elephants, Sara Gruens darkly beautiful tale about the characters who inhabit the less-than-greatest show on earth. Jacob finds a place tending the circus animals, including a seemingly untrainable elephant named Rosie. He also comes to know Marlena, the star of the equestrian actand wife of August, a charismatic but cruel animal trainer. Caught between his love for Marlena and his need to belong in the crazy family of traveling performers, Jacob is freed only by a murderous secret that will bring the big top down. Water for Elephants is an enchanting page-turner, the kind of book that creates a world that engulfs you from the first page to the last. A national bestseller in Canada and a New York Times bestseller in the United States, this is a book destined to become a beloved fiction classic. Codice articolo 009515
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.22. Codice articolo bk0006391559xvz189zvxnew
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.22. Codice articolo 353-0006391559-new