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Water for Elephants is a 2006 historical romance novel by Canadian–American author Sara Gruen. The novel is set in a 20th-century circus. Gruen wrote the book as part of the National Novel Writing Month. A film adaptation was released in 2011, while a stage musical began presentations in 2023 and opened on Broadway in spring 2024.
- Sara Gruen
- 331 (first edition)
- 2006
- May 26, 2006 (1st edition)
May 22, 2006 · Sara Gruen. 4.11. 1,618,178 ratings62,627 reviews. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town.
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- Sara Gruen
May 26, 2006 · 4.4 4,644 ratings. See all formats and editions. Over 10,000,000 copies in print worldwide. #1 New York Times Bestseller. A Los Angeles Times Bestseller.
- 2006
- Sara Gruen
Apr 9, 2007 · Water for Elephants: A Novel Paperback – April 9, 2007. by Sara Gruen (Author) 4.6 12,207 ratings. See all formats and editions. Over 10 million copies sold worldwide * Now A Broadway Musical Starring Grant Gustin and Isabella McCalla. #1 New York Times Bestseller * A Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestseller.
- Algonquin Books
- $11.55
Water for Elephants: a novel for everyone who dreamed of running away to the circus Paperback – 7 Feb. 2008. by Sara Gruen (Author) 4,260. See all formats and editions. Save 5% on any 4 qualifying items | Terms. THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. NOW A FILM STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON AND ROBERT PATTINSON.
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- Sara Gruen
A veterinary student in the Depression-era Depression, Jacob Jankowski joins a circus and falls in love with Rosie, an elephant who is the star of the show. He and his friends face challenges and dangers as they try to survive in a world of romance, murder and secrets. Water for Elephants is a best-selling novel that has been adapted for film and is now on Broadway.
Jan 1, 2007 · Water for Elephants: A Novel. Sara Gruen. Algonquin Books, Jan 1, 2007 - Fiction - 350 pages.