Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Allen & Unwin (2011)
Description
A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — Fiction — 2007)
Alex Award (2007)
Indies Choice Book Award (Winner — Adult Fiction — 2007)
Great Lakes Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 2007)
The White Ravens (2007)
Friends of American Writers Award (First Place — Adult Literature — 2007)
Paterson Fiction Prize (Finalist — 2007)
Reading Across Rhode Island (2008)
Language
Original publication date
2007-05-01
Physical description
408 p.
ISBN
1742374476 / 9781742374475