Water for Elephants

English

ISBN: 2370004205

EAN: 2370004205755

Category: Fiction / Historical/Fiction / Romance / Historical / General/

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Release Date: 05/01/2007

Synopsis: As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Awards: Alex Awards – null  Book Sense Book of the Year – null  Great Lakes Book Awards – null  Original Voices Award – null  Quill Awards – null  Indies Choice Book Awards (formerly Book Sense Book of the Year) – null 

Water for Elephants

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - EPUB

Pages: 350