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Water for Elephants

Water for Elephants

by Sara Gruen
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About this book

Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future. By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love. In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all...

Book Details

ISBN13 9781565124998
ISBN10 1565124995
Series/Work OL5813796W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Algonquin Books
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Artistas Circo Circus Circus animals circus performers collectionID:bannedbooks collectionID:EanesChallenge Crisis económicas Cuentos de amor Death depression era Depressions elephants Ficción Fiction Fiction, historical Fiction, historical, general Fiction, romance, historical Great Depression, 1929-1939 historical

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