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Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
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Anne (Booklady) Molinarolo
May 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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"I DON'T TALK MUCH about those days. Never did. I don't know why - I worked on circuses for nearly seven years, and if that's not fodder for conversation, I don't know what is.

Actually I do know why: I never trusted myself. I was afraid I'd let it slip. I knew how important it was to keep her secret, and keep it I did - for the rest of her life, and then beyond.

I've never told a blessed soul."

And I'm so glad that the 90 or 93 year old Jacob Jankowski tells us readers his story. He's in a pro ...more
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Lindsay
May 04, 2011 rated it really liked it
A great story. This book takes places during prohibition and follows the lives of circus workers.
Full of romance and drama this book sucks you in. This is a book that is hard to put down.
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Lisa Wadsworth
May 24, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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AWESOME!
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Adriana B
Mar 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Loved it!
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Cate (The Professional Fangirl)
Mar 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Oh god, I LOVED it. Now, I might skip the movie altogether. (I'm not happy with the casting -- and I'm not even talking about RPattz.) ...more
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Jan 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
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