Water for ElephantsSoul mates for 'Elephants:' Asheville resident, author Sara Gruen talks about loving animals ‘We had a choice — ocean or mountains, in North Carolina — and we chose mountains,” best-selling author Sara Gruen says of her and her family's move to the Asheville area. Gruen, who has dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship, was born in Vancouver, where both environments are prominent.
Her coming here followed the publication of her third novel, “Water for Elephants,” an immensely popular tale of romance and tragedy in a Depression-era circus. Now the writer, who has become attached to a number of humane causes, embraces a local one, the Literacy Council of Buncombe County. On Saturday, she'll talk about “The Writer's Experience” as the keynote for the Literacy Council's annual fundraiser, the Authors for Literacy Dinner and Silent Auction. The following interview captures her interest in reading and her passions as a writer.
