Saturday, July 3, 2010

july recommendations-an incident-elephants

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
jacob Jankowski is a 90-years-old curmudgeon residing in a nursing home. The story begins in his memory with a disaster in a Benzini circus tent. The novel then tells the story of Jacob' life as a circus vet in that circus during the Great Depression, up to and including the fire. The circus lore is described in fascinating detail and the human-animal bond is beautiful to watch.



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