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Water for Elephants is a historical fiction novel by Sara Gruen, published in 2006, about a veterinary student who joins a Depression-era circus and becomes entangled in the lives of its performers, particularly a star equestrian and her cruel husband, all while caring for an elephant named Rosie. The story, told through flashbacks from an elderly Jacob Jankowski, explores themes of love, survival, and the dark side of the circus, and was adapted into a major motion picture in 2011.