2012-10-30

Sara Gruen - Water for elephants

As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.
I haven't read the book. Hopefully the book is just as good as the movie because it was one of the best movies I have ever seen! It was beautiful, so beautiful. Everything from the love to Rosie to the evil of August made the movie complete. 
A movie that fits perfectly for a slumber party or just when you tired of shitty movies and want quality! 
Rosie?

//Linnea 

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