ORLANDO, Fla. – I first read “Water for Elephants,” the 2006 critically-acclaimed bestselling novel, this summer.

I had just finished “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah and was looking for another highly recommended historical novel based in the Depression-era. When I spotted this book sitting on my parents’ shelf during our annual summer trip to Idaho, my husband reminded me that the musical was coming to the Dr. Phillips Center, and I just knew I had to open it up.

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