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Over 10,000,000 copies in print worldwide #1 new york times bestseller a los angeles times bestseller a wall street journal bestseller a newsday favorite book of 2006 a usa today bestseller a major motion picture starring reese witherspoon, robert pattinson, and christoph waltz jacob janowskis luck had run outorphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on a rickety. Many years before, jacob is a student at cornell university, studying veterinarian medicine in order to join. Publishers weekly in this thrilling, romantic story set in a traveling circus in the 1930s, sara gruen has a big tops worth of vivid characters and an exhilarating narrative that kept me up all night. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of water for elephants by sara gruen. It has an energy and spirit like the feeling under a big top when the show is about to begin. These book club discussion questions reveal important details about water for elephants by sara gruen. Elephant produces an ambitious list of highquality books and catalogues that are available worldwide. Water for elephants is a story that has it all warmth, humour, poignancy and passion. Gruen skillfully humanizes the midgets, drunks, rubes and freaks who populate her book. Water for elephants sara gruen books the new york times.

Summary an atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of starcrossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of riding lessons. Mar 01, 2011 though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside jacob jankowskis ninetysomethingyearold mind. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2007, paperback for sale. She lives in western north carolina with her husband and three sons, along with their dogs, cats, horses, birds, and the worlds fussiest goat. Were open for submissions from may 1 through june 30. The novel, told in flashback by nonagenarian jacob jankowski, recounts the wild and wonderful. Sara gruens first novel, riding lessons, was published in 2004. 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 premises with crowdpleasing romanticism. Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside jacob jankowskis ninetysomethingyearold mind. May 26, 2006 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. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006, hardcover for sale. Water for elephants by sara gruen publishers lunch bookateria.

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. This study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of water for elephants. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A 2006 novel by sara gruen, water for elephants centers around veterinary sciences dropout and his experiences as the vet for the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth during the great depression. Chuck adams, executive editor at algonquin, said he understood ms. 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. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. With a showmans expert timing, gruen saves a terrific revelation for the final pages, transforming a glimpse of americana. Jul 11, 2007 water for elephants could end up being sara gruens best book. The title, water for elephants, is almost a little inside joke with the reader once weve finished the book, that is.

Water for elephants was adapted into a major motion picture starring reese witherspoon, rob pattinson, and christoph waltz in 2011. Times, publishers weekly, san francisco chronicle, and washington post lists a usa today and wall street journal best seller an american book association indiebound best seller. We offer a unique set of creative services including editorial, print and distribution, and partner with some of the worlds most innovative companies and art institutions to create premium publishing content. Water for elephants, after being rejected by publishers initially, went on to become a new york bestseller and is available in 46 languages. Water for elephants sara gruen read online free books. Sara gruens 2006 novel, water for elephants algonquin created a huge buzz among independent booksellers for the tale set in a depressionera. I hate being so enamored with a book and then a crappy movie version comes along and tarnishes it. The alternating glamour and squalor of the circus world gruen expertly conjures may truly be one of the greatest shows. The truth is, it is summer and i am desperate for a distraction away from my recent obsession with greys anatomy reruns fueled by netflixs instant queue.

Water for elephants by sara gruen, leaving time by jodi picoult, the one and only ivan by katherine applegate, the magicians. The novel, told in flashback by nonagenarian jacob jankowski, recounts the wild and wonderful period he spent with the benzini brothers most. With its spotlight on elephants, gruens romantic pageturner hinges on the humananimal bonds that drove her debut and its sequel riding lessons and flying changesbut without the mass appeal that horses hold. Water for elephants is one of my most favorite books. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006 this fast paced book is written in the first person.

Water for elephants is the new york times bestselling debut novel by sara gruen. The elephants is a small independent press based in america, canada, and singapore. Water for elephants by sara gruen publishers lunch. Despite her often clich d prose and the predictability of the storys ending, gruen skillfully humanizes the midgets, drunks, rubes and freaks who populate her book. Review of water for elephants good books for catholic kids. Publishers weekly when his parents are killed in a traffic accident, jacob jankowski hops a train after walking out on his final exams at cornell, where he had hoped to earn a. Winner of the 2007 bookbrowse diamond award for most popular book. Blackandwhite photographs of real american circus scenes from the first half of the century are interspersed throughout the. Feb 11, 2015 sara gruens 2006 novel, water for elephants algonquin created a huge buzz among independent booksellers for the tale set in a depressionera circus that catapulted gruen to literary stardom.

Curled up with a good bookan interview with sara gruen. We publish heterodox materials as acts of love and solidarity with the communities in which theyre created. Blackandwhite photographs of real american circus scenes from the first half of the century are. A thousand splendid suns, memory keepers daughter, etc. She is an animal lover who lives with her husband, three children, five cats, two goats, a dog, and a horse in an environmental community north of chicago. When jacob jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a secondrate circus struggling to. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006, hardcover for.

So i purchased the book and slowly began retreating. The last notes of water for elephants linger long after the book ends. Surprising, poignant, and funny, water for elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down. The story is told as a series of memories by jacob jankowski, a 93yearold man who lives in a nursing home. Water for elephants could end up being sara gruens best book. 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 premises with crowdpleasing romanticism. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Sara gruen mines fertile territory in water for elephants. Jacob, the book s narrator and protagonist, worked as a vet and trainer of sorts at a circus. Trust us, water for elephants is going to be one of the surprise hits of 2011. Beautifully written, water for elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. Sara gruens very readable novel is a story of impossible love set in the circus world during the 1930s and is set to be made into a blockbuster film starring robert pattinson and reese witherspoon.

Water for elephants has two plots going on, both starring the same main character, jacob. An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of starcrossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of riding lessons. Gruen transports us into the world of a thirdrate traveling circus during the great depression. Use these book club discussion questions on water for elephants to lead your book clubs conversation on the story. Water for elephants sara gruen, 2006 algonquin books of chapel hill 350 pp. Times, publishers weekly, san francisco chronicle, and washington post lists. With lines of startling beauty, haunting and evocative scenes and finelydrawn characters who dance off the page, readers can dip in and out of the novel, immersing themselves in jacobs memories. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the benzini brothers most spectacular show on earth. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2007, paperback for. Gruen s water for elephants riveting fifth novel follows philadelphia socialite madeline hyde.