In the shadowy circus of 1930s America, a young vet's forbidden love and unbreakable bond with an elephant ignite a tale of passion and survival.
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In the shadowy circus of 1930s America, a young vet's forbidden love and unbreakable bond with an elephant ignite a tale of passion and survival.
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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 st...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Central affair between married performers includes multiple on-page sex scenes.
Violence & gore
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Animal beatings, human fights, and several on-page deaths including graphic trampling.
Profanity
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Moderate swearing throughout, mostly in dialogue among circus workers.
Substance use
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Frequent alcohol consumption at parties and in personal scenes; some drunkenness.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of prayer and church attendance; not central.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content.
Political content
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Depicts class and economic struggles of the Great Depression era.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic animal abuse, domestic violence, and coercive control central to plot.
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