Water for Elephants (No.1 NY Times bestseller) (Gruen Sara); Two Roads, 2015

The international phenomenon - with over 10 million copies sold, made into a film with Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. The Great Depression 1929 - when Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits in the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth a second-rate travelling circus struggling to survive making one-night stands in town after endless town. Jacob, a veterinary student who almost earned his degree, is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. He meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, 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. Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. 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.

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	978-0-340-96272-5
Автор(ы)	Gruen Sara
Вес	0.31
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2015
Жанр	проза на иностранном языке
Издатель	Two Roads
Издательство	Two Roads
Кол-во страниц	418
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	418
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Тип обложки	мягкая