by Sara Gruen · Hodder & Stoughton · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781444715989
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«Water for Elephants» is the romantic and historical novel by Sara Gruen, published by Hodder & Stoughton in paperback (418 pages, in English).
Jacob Jankowski, a recently orphaned veterinary student, boards a train and joins the Benzini Brothers circus during the Great Depression. Tasked with caring for the animals, he meets Marlena, star of the equestrian act and wife of trainer August, and Rosie, an untamable elephant, in a show whose brilliance hides a dark side.
No. 1 New York Times bestseller; this edition, published in 2011, is the version tied to the film adaptation.
Aimed at readers of romantic and historical fiction, set in the circus and the Great Depression.
Sara Gruen is a Canadian-American author. She is a 2007 recipient of the Alex Award for young adult literature.
