Bookclub in a Box Discusses Sara Gruen's Novel Water for Elephants

About this title: Running away with the circus is one of the world's most enduring and romantic ideas. However, the reality of circus life during the Depression era was hard and painful. Jacob Jankowski, now over ninety years old, looks back on that time of desperation, cruelty and prejudice, but at the same time, he recalls a magical atmosphere, the animals, the larger-than-life circus population, love, and, of course, a special elephant named Rosie. Sara Gruen depicts a juxtaposed world of the train circus and the nursing home. "The Bookclub-in-a-Box" discussion guide for this marvellous novel will uncover ... read more

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