Water for elephants : a novel Sara Gruen.
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TextPublisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books, 2007Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 350 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9781565125605; 1565125606Subject(s): Circus -- Fiction | Depressions -- 1929 -- Fiction | Circus performers -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Love stories.Summary: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski jumps onto a passing train he enters a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression. A veterinary student, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | GRUE (Browse shelf) | Available | 12149 |
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A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski jumps onto a passing train he enters a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression. A veterinary student, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie.
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