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Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. There has been so much hype surrounding this novel an international bestseller, even more so now with the movie soon to be released, but i couldnt anticipate just how much this book lived up to and excelled expectation. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten m. Trust us, water for elephants is going to be one of the surprise hits of 2011. Water for elephants audiobook by sara gruen youtube. Listen to water for elephants audiobook by sara gruen.
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The story is told as a series of memories by jacob jankowski, a 93yearold man who lives in a nursing home. Water for elephants movie tiein by sara gruen, paperback. Water for elephants is not only a wonderfully written story, but also an historic account of the life of the travelling circus and depressionera america. I wanted to do some socks with an elephant on them. At the waters edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged. Water for elephants water for elephants audiobook, by sara gruen. A brilliantly crafted and deeply moving novel, water for elephants is the tale of jacob jankowski, now in his. It stars reese witherspoon, robert pattinson, and christoph waltz. Water for elephants both strangely exotic and nostalgically familiar, this tale of tenderness found in the harsh reality of circus life and enduring love stolen from cruelty is captivating and entrancing.
A novel of starcrossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. An atmospheric tale of life and love in a depressionera traveling circus. Water for elephants, by sara gruen narrated by john randolph jones, david ledoux. The author did a fantastic job writing about likeable characters and animals and left me wanting more. In the depression era, jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth. Water for elephants by sara gruen is a must read a story about a 90yearold man remembering his days with a circus during the great depression. Jacob, once it becomes known that he has veterinary skills.
How do the chapters about the older jacob enrich the story about jacobs adventure with the circus. The animals are mangy, underfed or fed rotten food, and abused. Water for elephants by sara gruen unabridged audiobook. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. August, her charismatic but twisted husband and the circuss animal trainer. Water for elephants is the story of jacobs life with this circus. Paperback published in 2009, 1444715984 paperback published in 2011, 15942003 paperback published in 2007, 9058. At the water s edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged.
Water for elephants was a wonderful story about troubled times and an even more troubling circus. Its an exciting, fastpaced novel, with lovable characters and an amazing cast of interesting circus performers. Sara gruens very readable novel is a story of impossible love set in the circus world during the 1930s and is set to be made into a blockbuster film starring robert pattinson and reese witherspoon. Listen to water for elephants audiobook by sara gruen, narrated by david ledoux, john randolph jones. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. When jacob jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a secondrate circus struggling to survive during the great depression, making onenight stands in town after endless town. A national bestseller in canada and a new york times bestseller in the united states, this is a book destined to become a beloved fiction classic. Water for elephants audible audiobook unabridged amazon. But the star of the show had to be the water skiing elephant. The film was released in the united states on april 22, 2011.
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