{"product_id":"9781443444897","title":"Water For Elephants","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWater For Elephants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sara Gruen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe runaway international bestseller and beloved fiction classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphaned and penniless at the height of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski escapes everything he knows by jumping on a passing train-and inadvertently runs away with the circus. So begins \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e, Sara Gruen's darkly beautiful tale about the characters who inhabit the less-than-greatest show on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob finds a place tending the circus animals, including a seemingly untrainable elephant named Rosie. He also comes to know Marlena, the star of the equestrian act-and wife of August, a charismatic but cruel animal trainer. Caught between his love for Marlena and his need to belong in the crazy family of travelling performers, Jacob is freed only by a murderous secret that will bring the big top down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting page-turner, the kind of book that creates a world that engulfs you from the first page to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781443444897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41094698238158,"sku":"9781443444897","price":16.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781443444897","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}