Water for Elephants: a novel by Sara Gruen

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Monday, April 16 through Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Read by Jim Fleming.

Jacob is ninety (or ninety-three, he can’t remember) and in assisted living, but his memories of being twenty-three and joining the circus are sharp and clear. They are memories of colorful characters and showmanship, as well as romance and danger. And, of course, of Rosie the elephant.

(Algonquin; ISBN-10: 1565125606 / ISBN-13: 9781565124998)

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