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Water for Elephants
(Hardcover, 2006)
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Author: Sara Gruen
Jacob Jankowski, 90 years old and living in a nursing home, tells how, orphaned and penniless during...
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$23.95
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1565124995
ISBN-13: 9781565124998
May 2006
Publisher: Algonquin Books
335 pages
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Jacob Jankowski, 90 years old and living in a nursing home, tells how, orphaned and penniless during the Great Depression, he became an animal trainer in a circus. In his days with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, he falls in love with the beautiful performer Marlena--and also with the delightful Rosie the elephant.
| Size | | Length: | 335 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 23.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"For pure story, this colorful, headlong tale of Depression-era circus simply can't be beat. Heroes, villains, romance, a wild-animal stampede! Big fun from page 1."
(12/28/2007)
"Gruen skillfully humanizes the midgets, drunks, rubes and freaks who populate her book."
(05/26/2006)
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