Gruen, Sara. <br/><br/>
Water for elephants :  a novel  
Sara Gruen. 
 - 1st pbk. ed. 
 - Chapel Hill, N.C. :  Algonquin Books,  2007. 
 - 350 p. :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes "A conversation with the author" and "Book-group discussion questions." 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781565125605  21.95 1565125606 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Circus--Fiction.<br/>Depressions--1929--Fiction.<br/>Circus performers--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Love stories.