{"product_id":"water-for-elephants-movie-tie-in-media-tie-in","title":"Water for Elephants (movie tie-in) (Media Tie-In)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWater for Elephants (movie tie-in) (Media Tie-In)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSara Gruen\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781616200701\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAlgonquin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eMedia tie-in\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old 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. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacob was there because his luck had run out-orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive \"ship of fools.\" It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act-in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurprising, poignant, and funny, \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down; with characters so engaging, they continue to live long after the last page has been turned; with a world built of wonder, a world so real, one starts to breathe its air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Water for Elephants (movie tie-in) (Media Tie-In) | Sara Gruen | Paperback | 9781616200701 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1657232","offer_id":48313129599128,"sku":"1657232","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71H24-3BgTL.jpg?v=1773162287","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/water-for-elephants-movie-tie-in-media-tie-in","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}