Sara Gruen

Sara Gruen is a Canadian-American author best known for her internationally bestselling novel Water for Elephants, which was adapted into a major motion picture. Gruen's fiction is notable for its vivid settings, memorable characters and compassionate portrayal of the relationships between humans and animals. Her research into the worlds she writes about — from Depression-era circuses to primate research facilities — gives her novels an authenticity that elevates them beyond conventional literary fiction. Her books and audiobooks offer readers and listeners immersive, emotionally engaging stories from a writer with a gift for transporting audiences to unexpected places.