Water for elephants [sound recording] : a novel / Sara Gruen.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598870626
- ISBN: 1598870629
- Physical Description: 10 sound discs (11.5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : HighBridge, c2006.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by David LeDoux and John Randolph Jones. |
Summary, etc.: | A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is 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. |
Target Audience Note: | Adult |
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Subject: | Circus > Fiction. Depressions > Fiction. Circus performers > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. Love stories. |
Available copies
- 32 of 32 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Southbury Public Library | BKCD GRUEN (BOOK ON CD) (Text) | 34019112194741 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Water for Elephants
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Author Notes
Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1969. Before becoming a full-time fiction author, she worked as a technical writer. She has written several novels including At the Water's Edge, Ape House, Riding Lessons, and Flying Changes. Her novel, Water for Elephants, appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than 4 years and was adapted into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Rob Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz in 2011. (Bowker Author Biography)