Book #2 in 2014
Water For Elephants
by Sara Gruen
"Orphaned, penniless, Jacob Jankowski jumps a freight train in the dark, and in that instant, transforms his future.
By morning, he's landed a job with the Flying Squadron of the Benzini
Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. By nightfall, he's in love.In an America made colourless by prohibition and the Depression, the circus is a refuge of sequins and sensuality. But behind the glamour lies a darker world, where both animals and men are dispensable. Where falling in love is the most dangerous act of all..."
January 19th (late) to January 22nd - 3ish days - 335 pages
Notes:
Finished this literally 10 minutes before book club, like a champ.
A+ procrastinator.
I enjoyed this much, though.
