Water For Elephants Book
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.The story is told as a series of memories by Jacob Jankowski, a ninety
(or is it ninety-three) year-old man who lives in a nursing home. Jacob
is told what to eat and what to do.
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