The Engineer's Wife - Novel Ideas (Virtual)

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Based on the true story of an American icon, The Engineer's Wife is an emotional portrait of a woman transformed by a project of an unfathomable scale. Emily Roebling's fight for women's suffrage is put on hold, and her life transformed when her husband Washington, the Chief Engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, is injured on the job. Untrained for the task, but under his guidance, she assumes his role, despite stern resistance and overwhelming obstacles. Tracey Enerson Wood delivers an absorbing and poignant tale of struggle, self-sacrifice, and a family transformed by the building of the legendary American landmark during the volatile time of women's suffrage, riots, and corruption.