![]() ![]() ![]() When he was a kid, he wrote, his grandpa told tales of performing in an early-20th-century circus with his teenage bride, Lottie. “Oh man … it was AWESOME!” The 2006 book, a tale of star-crossed lovers in a traveling circus, was personal for Murdoch. “I just finished devouring your WATER FOR ELEPHANTS,” he wrote. C76287, sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder. The sender’s name was Charles Murdoch, prisoner No. Since her novel Water for Elephants sold 10 million copies worldwide and inspired a movie starring Reese Witherspoon, Sara Gruen has received 60 or so letters from people behind bars, but this one was different. It began with a letter from California’s Pleasant Valley State Prison. ![]()
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