I’m currently reading a really good story, called Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen.  Set in the Great Depression, it’s told through the memory of Jacob Jankowski.  A man in his nineties living out his last years in a nursing home.  Jacob joined the circus by accident at age 23 after both of his parents died in a car crash, and he missed his final exams in veterinary school.

I only picked this up, because I needed something to read on my flight home.  I don’t often take interest in fiction these days, but I’m surprisingly compelled by this book.  It’s a bit heartbreaking, especially if you’re an animal lover like me.