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May 22, 2006 listen to water for elephants audiobook by sara gruen. Only days before graduating from vet school in 1931, young jake learns his parents have died and left him penniless. Pdf water for elephants book by sara gruen free download. Stories similar to water for elephants books, stories, and novels like water for elephants by sara gruen. Jul 12, 2007 at its finest, water for elephants resembles stealth hits like the giants house, by elizabeth mccracken, or the lovely bones, by alice sebold, books that combine outrageously whimsical. Sara gruen uses her talent as a writer to bring that world alive for the reader. In one plot, jacob is a young guy just starting out in the world. David henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. At its finest, water for elephants resembles stealth hits like the giants house, by elizabeth mccracken, or the lovely bones, by alice sebold, books that combine outrageously whimsical. She lives in western north carolina with her husband and three sons, along with their dogs, cats, horses, birds, and the worlds fussiest goat. In the beginning of the novel, jacob mocks another resident of the nursing home who claims to have worked in the circus and carried water for the elephants.
The circus train only had a limited amount of water on board, and elephants can drink 100300 litres per day approximately 2680 gallons. A national bestseller in canada and a new york times bestseller in the united states, this is a book destined to become a beloved fiction classic. Sara gruens water for elephants captures the sounds, smells and sights of the circus. Download and read online for free water for elephants by sara gruen. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to water for elephants. I read water for elephants for our book club, and i expected it to be as slow, dull, and superficial as most of the other books we have read.
It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford. So much more than a tale about a circus, water for elephants is a compelling journey not only under the big top, but into the protagonists heart. The last notes of water for elephants linger long after the book ends. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. I decided to not watch the movie when i heard it was coming out simply because i didnt want to possibly ruin the experience id had with the book if the movie wasnt uptopar. Use these book club discussion questions on water for elephants to lead your book clubs conversation on the story. The charlotte observer novelist sara gruen sweeps her readers off their feet in the opening pages of water for elephantsand doesnt let go until she deposits them at the end of her fantastic tale of passion, madness and fancy. But the book locked me in and all i could do was turn the pages until i reached page 331 and the story was complete. Water for elephants a depressionera circus provides the backdrop for sara gruens latest novel, water for elephants.
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Jul 23, 2018 water for elephants by sara gruen is a must read a story about a 90yearold man remembering his days with a circus during the great depression. Water for elephants by sara gruen free kindle books. Water for elephants is one of my most favorite books. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A circus elephant, a love story, and a prohibitionera thriller. Water for elephants movie tiein by sara gruen, paperback. Aug 05, 2008 a meticulously researched, fastpaced, engaging and ultimately very satisfying novel set mostly ina depression era travelling circus.
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