Water for Elephants

Allen & Unwin, 2011 - Electronic books - 407 pages

Set in a travelling circus touring the backblocks of America during the Great Depression of the early 1930s this is a story of love and hate, trains and circuses, dwarves and fat ladies, horses and elephants - or to be more specific, one elephant, Rosie, star of Benzini Bros Most Spectacular Show on Earth . . . Now a major motion picture.

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Great character development, good plot, great ending. - weRead

The writing was ok, nothing spectacular. - Goodreads

Great characterization, amazingly researched. - weRead

Her prose is clumsy, obvious and sometimes laughable. - Goodreads

A great love story of sorts and an overall good book! - Goodreads

Fantastic writing, and constantly kept up the pace. - weRead

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I normally read murder mysteries. This was not my usual type of book, but let me say this---- I've never wanted to read a book faster than this one. I carried it everywhere because I couldn't put it ... Read full review

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User Review - Roger Md - Goodreads

I enjoyed the book immensely! It brought back the memories of the Travelling Circus I was at in the 1930s. The story line was believeable and nicely developed with very little to question in the ... Read full review

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