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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Theme: Paul Hart: Circus Ring; North Texas Wind Symphony — Eugene Corporon (Klavier KCD 11084