Sara Gruen

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Connecticut

A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.

Water for Elephants (No dust jacket)

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Back of dust cover damaged, otherwize book is im excellent shape. See photos

Alabama

A group of apes are kidnapped from a language laboratory and subsequently cast on a reality television show that calls into question scientific assumptions about common DNA that is shared by apes and people.

Ape House

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Wisconsin

A stunning new voice in American fiction, Sara Gruen makes a masterful debut with a novel of family, tragedy, rebirth ... and the breathtaking love of something wild. As a world-class equestrienne and Olympic contender, Annemarie Zimmer lived for the thrill of flight atop a strong, graceful animal. Then, at eighteen, a tragic accident destroyed her riding career and Harry, her beloved and distinctively marked horse. Now, twenty years later, Annemarie is coming home to her dying father's New Hampshire horse farm. Jobless and abandoned, she is bringing her troubled teenaged daughter to this place of pain and memory, where ghosts of an unresolved youth still haunt the fields and stables -- and where hope lives in the eyes of the handsome, gentle veterinarian Annemarie loved as a girl ... and in the seductive allure of a trainer with a magic touch. But everything will change yet again with one glimpse of a red and white striped gelding startlingly similar to the one Annemarie lost in another lifetime. And an obsession is born that could shatter her fragile world.

Riding Lessons

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Inside cover and first few pages are yellow. Other pages yellowing around edges. 

New York

A Novel

Water for Elephants

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Oklahoma

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Mississippi

Illinois

Some light paper residue (not sticky) from an old sticker on cover (pictured). Some very light page edge discoloration.

Vermont

Advance Praise for WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
"The circus, the Great Depression, a complex elephant, equally complex love, the mists and twists of memory articulated in the utterly winning voice of a very old man who's seen it all: these are the irresistible elements of Water for Elephants. Sara Gruen has written an utterly transporting novel richly full of the stuff of life."
ROBERT OLEN BUTLER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
"In this thrilling, romantic story set in a traveling circus in the 1930s, Sara Gruen has a big top's worth of vivid characters and an exhilarating narrative that kept me up all night. From the perseverance of a terrier named Queenie to the charm of Rosie the elephant, this masterpiece of storytelling is a book about what animals can teach people about love."
-SUSAN CHEEVER, author of My Name Is Bill
"So much more than a tale about a circus, Water for Elephants is a compelling journey not only under the big top, but into the protagonist's heart. Sara Gruen uses her talent as a writer to bring that world alive for the reader: I could smell it, taste it, feel every word of it. This is a fiction reader's dream come true."
-JEANNE RAY, author of Julie and Romeo Get Lucky
"Gorgeous, brilliant, and superbly plotted, Water for Elephants swept me into the world of the circus during the Depression, and it did not let me go until the very end. I don't think it has let me go, even now.
Sara Gruen has a voice to rival John Irving's, and I am hopelessly, unabashedly in love with this book.
Read it."
-JOSHILYN JACKSON, author of Gods in Alabama

Over 10,000,000 copies in print worldwide #1 New York Times Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A Newsday Favorite Book of 2006 A USA Today Bestseller A Major Motion Picture starring Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz Jacob Janowski’s luck had run out―orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was the Great Depression and for Jacob the circus was both his salvation and a living hell. There he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but brutal animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this group of misfits was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

The circus, the Great Depression, a complex elephant, equally complex love, the mists and twists of memory articulated in a man that has seen it all!

This trade paperback novel, titled "Water for Elephants," is a captivating read that will transport you to a unique world. The author, Sara Gruen, takes you on a journey through the 20th century with a touch of romance and historical significance. The book has 352 pages, is 8.2 inches long, 5.5 inches wide, and 0.8 inches high, with a weight of 10.3 ounces. 

The book was published in 2007 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and features illustrations that bring the story to life. It is a great addition to any book collection, especially for those interested in romance, historical fiction, and coming-of-age stories. This novel is written in English and is perfect for anyone looking for an engaging and informative read.


Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer's days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva's dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm's way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make peace with her past. But if she cannot let go, the personal battles she has won and the heights she has achieved will have all been for naught. It is a time of change at Maple Brook horse farm, when loves must be confronted head-on and fears must be saddled and broken. But it is an unanticipated tragedy that will most drastically alter the fragile world of one remarkable family—even as it flings open gates that have long confined them, enabling them all to finally ride headlong and free.

Flying Changes

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Virginia

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Michigan

While her brother, Ellis, and his friend attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening. By the New York Times best-selling author of Water of Elephants.

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