The story is narrated by the character Jacob Jancowski, a hale and hearty old man in his nineties as he flashes back to the days of his youth as a veterinarian in a traveling circus. Water for Elephants is the most famous of the Sara Gruen books.

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants Digital Art As Annemarie struggles to resolve issues of her past, the present brings more challenges to undermine her past victories, and she must deal with tragedy and pain but her ultimate victory will be determined by her courage to face flying changes. In addition to the parenting challenges of having a surly teenager, Annemarie struggles in her love life as well as the spark in her relationship with the man she loves waxes cold. In Flying Changes, Annemarie, who as a teenager suffered from a riding accident as an equestrian Olympic contender relives her fears as her teenage daughter Eva decides to become an equestrian Olympic contender too. Riding Lessons is followed by a sequel titled Flying Changes.Īnnemarie Zimmer, the quirky protagonist from Riding Lessons returns in this 2005 sequel. She is forced to return to her home now as an adult, but the unresolved issues of her youth continue to haunt her and threaten her relationship with everyone in her life. Twenty years later, everything comes crashing on her with the loss of her job, her husband leaving her for a younger woman, her daughter in danger of expulsion from school, and her father falling ill. Leaving her small town in New Hampshire and memories of her eventful youth behind, she moves to Minneapolis where she marries and has a daughter. Riding Lessons is the story of Annemarie Zimmer, an equestrian Olympic player whose riding career is cut short by a riding accident that kills her favorite horse and leaves her with a perpetual fear of riding horses. Sara Gruen made her writing debut with this contemporary novel Riding Lessons. Read below to know more about Sara Gruen’s books.

Her other books include Riding Lessons (2004), Flying Changes (2005) Water for Elephants (2006), Ape House (2010), At the Water’s Edge (2015), and a 2016 children’s book titled, Fawnie Stops Pushing Things Off. Her most famous book is the 2006 circus novel Water for Elephants. She uses her art to create awareness about human relationships and Animal Rights. Sara Gruen is a novelist that has some bestselling and award-winning novels to her credit.

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