Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen

May 2006 · Highbridge Audio · Narrated by John Randolph Jones and David Ledoux

About this audiobook

Jacob Janowski's luck had run out-orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was the Great Depression and for Jacob the circus was both his salvation and a living hell. There he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but brutal animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this group of misfits was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Ratings and reviews

The circus is a rough and beautiful place in this book. Jacob's journey traveling with the circus makes you think about family, home, and who and what those things may actually turn out to be when your "90...or 93."

Enthralling historical fiction story about life in a travelling circus during depression era.

awesome book

About the author

Sara Gruen is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of At the Water's Edge, Water for Elephants, Ape House, Riding Lessons, and Flying Changes. Her works have been translated into forty-three languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide.