SARA GRUEN is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Water For Elephants, Ape House, Riding Lessons, Flying Changes, and the forthcoming At the Water's Edge. Her works have been translated into forty-three languages, and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Water for Elephants was adapted into a major motion picture starring Reese Witherspoon, Rob Pattinson, and Christoph Waltz. Sara was born in Vancouver and now lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and three sons.