This is a beautiful novel. I liked it a lot and have read it twice. Usually I don't like to read novels twice but I liked this one a lot. The name itself sounds weird. It is about an old man who is in an old age home now and how he reminises about the past and how he ended up being a vet in a circus :) The author tells us his story and moves from past to present many times in the novel.
It talks about Rosie the elephant who is a cutie but no one realises that she can understand only Polish and for a certain time, everyone thinks she is dumb and can't do any tricks.
It talks about Marlena and August who play the main characters in the novel along with Jacob ( the old man now) and how August has a personality disorder and how Jacob falls in love with Marlena.
All in all, the story is a delightful insight into how a circus works and how friendships are made :)
2 comments:
Doli but don't you think that friendships can be made in a thousand different ways? Just a thought.
Yes true. Like in our case - you are my friend, a dear friend at that!
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