01452nam a22001937a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700420007604100120011808200140013010000160014424500240016025000060018426000400019030000080023050009980023865000120123665000100124820260512115917.0260512b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781444715989  cPurchasednNidhi Krishnaunni, B27543   aEnglish  aFbSAR/WA  aSara Gruen   aWATER FOR ELEPHANTS  a1  aGreat BritainbTwo Road Booksc2006  g418  aWhen Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits - the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth - a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, 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. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is 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.

Water for Elephants was a major movie starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.  aFiction  aNovel