false 43641 1565125606 9781565125605 87590 17775 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170161179m/43641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43641.Water_for_Elephants 24556 Sara Gruen 93769 19740 4 0 true Mon Mar 23 10:23:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:29:37 -0700 2009
While it's true that the man endured many hardships and had his share of heartbreak during his life, he ends up happily married, gainfully employed, and with an extended family of children and grandchildren who visit him regularly, so it's not clear why the old man is the way he is. There's no particular event or series of events that seems to explain it.]]>