Water For Elephants
by Sara Gruen
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1741752957
- ISBN 13
- 9781741752953
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About This Item
Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2006. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The Great Depression 1929 - when Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits in the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive 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. 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. 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. 355 pages. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Fiction; ISBN/EAN: 9781741752953. Inventory No: 242738. . 9781741752953
Synopsis
Water for Elephants is a historical novel by Sara Gruen. The novel centers on Jacob Jankowski and his experiences in a travelling circus called The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Gruen originally wrote the novel as part of National Novel Writing Month.
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- Bookseller
- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 242738
- Title
- Water For Elephants
- Author
- Sara Gruen
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1741752957
- ISBN 13
- 9781741752953
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Fiction; Fiction; EAN: 9781741752953 Sara Gruen Water For Elephants
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