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Curled up with a good bookan interview with sara gruen. Jul 11, 2007 water for elephants could end up being sara gruens best book. An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of starcrossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of riding lessons. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006, hardcover for sale. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2007, paperback for. Water for elephants is a historical novel by sara gruen, written as part of national novel writing month jacob janowskis luck had run out. Popular elephants books meet your next favorite book.

So i purchased the book and slowly began retreating. 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. 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. 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. The main character, jacob jankowski, is a 90 or 93 year old man he cant remember which. Summary an atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of starcrossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of riding lessons when jacob jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and. The title, water for elephants, is almost a little inside joke with the reader once weve finished the book, that is. The last notes of water for elephants linger long after the book ends. The novel, told in flashback by nonagenarian jacob jankowski, recounts the wild and wonderful.

She wrote the book as part of national novel writing month. Gruen skillfully humanizes the midgets, drunks, rubes and freaks who populate her book. Many years before, jacob is a student at cornell university, studying veterinarian medicine in order to join. 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 is the new york times bestselling debut novel by sara gruen. 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. We publish heterodox materials as acts of love and solidarity with the communities in which theyre created. Water for elephants sara gruen books the new york times. These book club discussion questions reveal important details about water for elephants by sara gruen. Water for elephants is a story that has it all warmth, humour, poignancy and passion.

Gruen transports us into the world of a thirdrate traveling circus during the great depression. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006 this fast paced book is written in the first person. 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. Water for elephants by sara gruen publishers lunch bookateria. 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. Use these book club discussion questions on water for elephants to lead your book clubs conversation on the story. The elephants is a small independent press based in america, canada, and singapore. 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 2007, paperback for sale.

Surprising, poignant, and funny, water for elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of water for elephants by sara gruen. 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. Times, publishers weekly, san francisco chronicle, and washington post lists. Water for elephants was adapted into a major motion picture starring reese witherspoon, rob pattinson, and christoph waltz in 2011.

Water for elephants by sara gruen publishers lunch. She lives in western north carolina with her husband and three sons, along with their dogs, cats, horses, birds, and the worlds fussiest goat. Jacob, the book s narrator and protagonist, worked as a vet and trainer of sorts at a circus. 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. 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. Water for elephants by sara gruen 2006, hardcover for. Water for elephants is a book that can be read and reread, recommended and handed off between friends. 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. Review of water for elephants good books for catholic kids. 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. 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. Water for elephants by sara gruen ebook epubpdfprcmobi. Winner of the 2007 bookbrowse diamond award for most popular book. Beautifully written, water for elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. Mar 01, 2011 though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside jacob jankowskis ninetysomethingyearold mind.

Water for elephants is a historical novel by sara gruen, written as part of national novel writing month. Water for elephants sara gruen, 2006 algonquin books of chapel hill 350 pp. With a showmans expert timing, gruen saves a terrific revelation for the final pages, transforming a glimpse of americana. Sara gruens 2006 novel, water for elephants algonquin created a huge buzz among independent booksellers for the tale set in a depressionera. Gruen s water for elephants riveting fifth novel follows philadelphia socialite madeline hyde. Chuck adams, executive editor at algonquin, said he understood ms. The grand rapids press you need this elephant in your life. 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. 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 is an enchanting pageturner, the kind of book that creates a world that engulfs you from the first page to the last.

Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside jacob jankowskis ninetysomethingyearold mind. 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, leaving time by jodi picoult, the one and only ivan by katherine applegate, the magicians. Were open for submissions from may 1 through june 30. 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. It has an energy and spirit like the feeling under a big top when the show is about to begin. In one plot, jacob is a young guy just starting out in the world. Water for elephants has two plots going on, both starring the same main character, jacob. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Blackandwhite photographs of real american circus scenes from the first half of the century are. The story is told as a series of memories by jacob jankowski, a 93yearold man who lives in a nursing home. Water for elephants sara gruen read online free books. 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. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide.

Water for elephants could end up being sara gruens best book. Sara gruens first novel, riding lessons, was published in 2004. Trust us, water for elephants is going to be one of the surprise hits of 2011. 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. 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. I hate being so enamored with a book and then a crappy movie version comes along and tarnishes it. 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. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. A thousand splendid suns, memory keepers daughter, etc.