Water for Elephants Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

a novel of star-crossed lovers perfect for summer reading

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Publisher Description

THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON AND NEW YORK TIMES MULTIMILLION COPY BESTSELLER
ALSO AN AWARD-WINNING FILM STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND ROBERT PATTINSON
'Great story, loads of fun; hard to put down.' STEPHEN KING
'Satisfyingly rich, outlandish and inspiring' Daily Telegraph
'Exotic and erotic, filled with colour and passion' FT

The Great Depression, 1929.
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and utterly 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 by making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student now unable to finish 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.

Illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place, Water for Elephants tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds, in a world in which love is a luxury few can afford.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2010
20 July
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
300
Pages
PUBLISHER
John Murray Press
SIZE
3.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Kevan Stackhouse ,

Brilliant!!!

I read the book and was thoroughly entertained all the way through. For once the film wasn't a let gown either.

Alfie Boosh ,

Water for elephants

Brilliant book.Had already seen the movie so knew what to expect.Well written excellent story.Thoroughly recommend it.Couldnt put it down.

N4TDE ,

Fantastic

Loved it. Didn't want it to end.

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