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By Gruen, Sarac2010., Adult, Bond Street Books Call No: Fic Gru Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Sara Gruen's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS has become one of the most beloved and bestselling novels of our time. Now Gruen has moved from a circus elephant, to a family of bonobo apes, whose kidnapping from a language laboratory and mysterious appearance on a reality TV show calls into question our assumptions about the relations between apes and humans, and humans' relationships to each other."--Publisher.
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By Gruen, Sara2015., Adult, Bond Street Books Call No: Fic Gru Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's inability to serve in WWII due to color-blindness. Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and, when he finds it, he will restore his father's name and return to his father's good graces (and pocketbook). Joined by their friend Hank, a wealthy socialite, the three make their way to Scotland in the midst of war. Each day, the two men go off to hunt the monster, while another monster, Hitler, is devastating Europe. Meanwhile, Maddie undergoes a social awakening: to the harsh realities of life, to the beauties of nature, to a connection with forces larger than herself, to female friendship, and, finally, to love.
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By Gruen, Sara2015., Random House Large Print Call No: LP Fic Gru Edition: Large print ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Yearœs Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellisœs father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his sonœs inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. To Maddieœs horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his fatherœs favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed at: he will hunt the famous Loch Ness monster and when he finds it he will restore his fatherœs name and return to his fatherœs good graces (and pocketbook). Joined by their friend Hank, a wealthy socialite, the three make their way to Scotland in the midst of war. Each day the two men go off to hunt the monster, while another monster, Hitler, is devastating Europe. And Maddie, now alone in a foreign country, must begin to figure out who she is and what she wants. The novel tells of Maddieœs social awakening: to the harsh realities of life, to the beauties of nature, to a connection with forces larger than herself, to female friendship, and finally, to love.
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2006., HighBridge Audio Call No: CD Fic Gru Edition: Unabridged. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Jacob Jankowski, a young man suddenly adrift at the height of the Depression, enters the world of a second-rate circus struggling to survive through one-night stands in town after town. Working in the circus menagerie, Jacob meets Marlena, the beautiful star of the equestrian act, and her husband, August, a charismatic but cruel animal trainer. He also comes to know Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable<U+2014>until Jacob finds a way to reach her. Water for Elephants is a dark and beautiful tale of life, not just among the colourful characters of the circus, but also during the lean years of the Great Depression. Sara Gruen writes with humour and humanity, warmth and whimsy, depicting a world where even love was a luxury few could afford."--HarperCollins.ca.
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