Join the Almaden Book Buddies in discussing Sara Gruen's beautiful and thrilling book, Water for Elephants. "Life is good for Jacob Jankowski. He's about to graduate from veterinary school and about to gain the girl of his dreams. Then his parents are killed in a car crash, leaving him in the middle of the Great Depression with no home, no family, and no career. Almost by accident, Jacob joins the circus. There he falls in love with the beautiful performer Marlena, who is married to the circus' psychotic animal trainer. He also meets the other love of his life, Rosie the elephant. This lushly romantic novel travels back in forth in time between Jacob's present day in a nursing home and his adventures in the surprisingly harsh world of 1930s circuses." All readers are invited to attend.
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