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Water for Elephants

By: Sara Gruen
Narrated by: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones, Various
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Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. In the Depression era, Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers' "Most Spectacular Show on Earth". There he meets the freaks, grifters, and misfits that populate this world: Marlena, beautiful star of the equestrian act; August, her charismatic but twisted husband (and the circus' animal trainer); and Rosie, the seemingly untrainable elephant Jacob cares for.

©2006 Sara Gruen (P)2006 HighBridge Company Fiction Historical Fiction Women's Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking Elephant Feel-Good Thought-Provoking
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"This marvelously exciting and satisfying book has been given the engaging audio production it deserves." ( Audiofile)
" Water for Elephants is fun, sweet and thrilling and will pull you into the mysterious life of the circus so far that you won't want to leave." ( Guardian)
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this made a nice change from the novels I usually read. It was a good story, well told. I cared about the characters which, for me is essential.

loved it

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A beautifully poignant story of a life well lived! Excellently narrated, especially the part of old Jacob.

Water for Elephanfs!

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Filled with heart warming storytelling and excitement. A real good story and we’ll narrated. My second listen.

Fantastic! no wonder they made a movie.

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I don’t usually write reviews but I enjoyed this story so much! It is very different to other stories that I have listened to. I found the story exciting, gripping and very memorable. The two narrators told the story very well. I really cared about all the characters, especially Rosie. Such a good ending too. I would absolutely recommend this story to anyone. 10 out of 10!

Beautiful, amazing story!

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story was very good and we'll read, however I really was not a fan of the music in the background

lovely

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