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When the Great Depression hits, veterinary student Jacob Jankowski finds himself aboard the Benzini Brothers’ traveling circus, a world that becomes both his salvation and torment. Charged with caring for the show’s animals, Jacob meets Marlena, a talented equestrian married to the charismatic yet cruel trainer August, and Rosie, a gray elephant too wild to be trained. Their growing bond of love and trust offers the trio a fragile hope for survival amidst the hardships of circus life and economic turmoil.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Sara Gruen
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