Night circus

Night circus

by Gruen, Sara

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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 s…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Night circus / Sara Gruen.

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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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2007.
  • Edition:1st pbk. ed

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Notes

Contains interview with author and book-group discussion questions.

The Physical Object

  • Description:350 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781565125605, 1565125606
  • oclc:on1003295879
  • LC Classification:PS3607.R696
  • Dewey Decimal:813/.6

Subjects

Circus Circus -- Fiction Circus performers Circus performers -- Fiction Cirque -- Romans, nouvelles, etc Crises économiques -- Romans, nouvelles… Depressions Depressions -- Fiction. -- 1929 Fiction Historical fiction Love stories

Writers

Gruen, Sara

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