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Book Description:
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons.
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.
Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
中文簡介：
小說的背景是20世紀(jì)30年代，那是一個(gè)燉一鍋馬鈴薯吃一天的年代。主角雅各因父母雙亡，而入馬戲團(tuán)擔(dān)任獸醫(yī)，這是一個(gè)流離失所的開始。在二流小馬戲團(tuán)里，有最動人的情誼存在，人與人，人與動物，無一不讓讀者領(lǐng)會：真誠的情感，讓我們無論在多么糟糕的環(huán)境下，都能生存下去。你會因?yàn)槿伺c人的友誼、情愛而落淚；也會因?yàn)榇笙罅_西的聰明忠心而鼻酸。
About Author:
作者對動物有著莫名的狂熱，先前出版過兩本與馬有關(guān)的書《Riding Lessons》 、 《Flying Changes 》均廣受歡迎。書中很多的角色都是根據(jù)真實(shí)人物為藍(lán)本，故事背景則是根據(jù)1930 年代的巡回馬戲團(tuán)。她現(xiàn)與丈夫、三名子女、四只貓、兩頭羊、兩條狗、一匹馬同住在芝加哥北部的環(huán)保社區(qū)。
相關(guān)著作：《Water for Elephants: A Novel》、《Riding Lessons》
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