Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

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2007 Paperback Near Fine with no dust jacket 9781565125605. 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 Inches; 350 pages; As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

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2007 Paperback Acceptable Pages clean with no notes/highlights/underlines, covers with wear including film coming off front cover, 11th Printing (1M).

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350 pp., illus.; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival. / Sara Gruen is the author of the bestseller Riding Lessons and Flying Changes. She lives north of Chicago with her husband, her three children, four cats, two goats, two dogs, and a horse." - Publisher.

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2007 Paperback Very Good Pages clean with no notes/highlights/underlines, covers in great shape (1M).

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2007 Paperback Very Good+ Algonquin Readers Round Table "A Conversation with the Author" included. A clean, very gently used copy; shows minimal wear.

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Paperback Fine Only thing keeping it from looking brand-new is a ding on the spine-pages clean & smooth thru-out, no marks or turned corners-tight binding-minor shelf wear to covers-We ship out fast daily w/FREE tracking on this item-(Gotta have it fast? ) Expediated shipping is available on this item (Personalized Service~Always Bubble Envelope~ Expediated moves you to front of the line)

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2007-04-09 Paperback Very Good Softcover book. Minor shelf wear, clean text.

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2007-04-09 Paperback Very Good Name sticker inside, excellent otherwise.

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