When two people are meant to be together, they will be.
Sara Gruen – Water for Elephants
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“Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen is a novel set in the 1930s during the Great Depression, narrated by Jacob Jankowski, a young man who joins a traveling circus. After a personal tragedy leaves him orphaned and penniless, Jacob finds himself working for the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, where he cares for the animals, including Rosie, an elephant who becomes the star attraction. As Jacob navigates the colorful and sometimes dangerous world of the circus, he becomes involved in a complicated love triangle with Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star, and August, her charismatic but cruel husband and the circus’s animal trainer. The novel explores themes of love, loyalty, survival, and the price of freedom, all set against the backdrop of the fascinating and often brutal world of the circus.