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The story is not well developed in my opinion. It has such great potential as a story but I felt it fell flat. I was intrigued to see where it would go but did not enjoy it. I found the romance with P.R unnecessary. Hope to read another book by the author in the future. Best of luck.
I love my trips to NYC. I still remember my very first time and how I of course got lost. I ended up on a subway going in the wrong direction. Before I knew it I was going over the Brooklyn Bridge. What a beautiful mistake! I have since fallen more in love with Brooklyn each time I’ve visited. I really enjoyed reading this book about the creation and beginnings of the Brooklyn Bridge. I also really enjoyed reading about such a strong woman who was clearly ahead of her times. Today we encourage women to enter the field of engineering and I can’t help but wonder how having women in these roles will excel our world’s development and growth. Thanks to all those before us who had the desire to do more and to ignore the naysayers, the gossip, and stayed true to who they were.
I quite enjoyed this Historical Fiction novel on the building of the Brooklyn Bridge! It was often scary with accidents happening and killing workers. I loved that a woman was "mostly in charge" of the overeating if it being built. Emily was hardly ever afraid of getting in there and overseeing things. She had a rough go with her husband Wash for most of the book and that made me sad. It was interesting to put PT Barnum as a very good friend to Emily though historically, we don't know if they ever ran into each other even if he really helped financially with the bridge.
In the author's note, she says that the purpose of historical fiction is to bring light to a time in history that we may not have previously experienced. This book does just that. I love when I get into a historical fiction novel and find myself on Wikipedia trying to sort out the fact from fiction. Did PT Barnum and Emily overlap? What did caissons look like? I knew about the bends from hearing about SCUBA, but how did that work in the late 1800s? It took a minute or two for me to adjust to characters that aren't in a love story. I have been face first in romance and rom-coms for several weeks and I think it absolutely affected how I went into reading this book. Once I got into the groove, Emily's story of sacrificing her dreams, family vision and love for her husband drew me in.
The Engineer's Wife reminded me very much of Marie Benedict's books and her tales of little known women who do great things in our history. Thank you so much for letting me read and review!
The Engineer's Wife reminded me very much of Marie Benedict's books and her tales of little known women who do great things in our history. Thank you so much for letting me read and review!
Am Anfang hat sich die Geschichte zwischen Wash und Emily etwas zu schnell für mich entwickelt, was sich dann aber auch gelegt hat.
In den ersten Kapitel erlebt man den Weg ihres Kennenlernens bis zur Ehe im Schnelldurchlauf, wobei man natürlich auch beachten muss, dass sich Beziehungen damals eben auch anders entwickelt haben als heute.
Zwar gab es auch im restlichen Verlauf mal größere Zeitsprünge, was dann aber nicht mehr so gestört hat und kaum aufgefallen ist.
Dadurch ist einem auch erst mal richtig bewusst geworden, was für eine große und langwierige Sache so ein Brückenbau eigentlich ist.
Die Geschichte an sich -eine gute Mischung an Wahrheit und fiktiven ausschmückenden Elementen- hat mir wirklich gut gefallen.
Ich wusste tatsächlich auch gar nicht, dass eine Frau so eine wichtige Rolle bei der Entstehung der Brooklyn Bridge gespielt hat.
Ich habe mir vorher noch nie sonderlich Gedanken über Brückenbau (vor allem damals) gemacht und es ist erschreckend, was alles dahinter steckt, sowohl politisch als auch Bau- und gefahrentechnisch. Der Brückenbau an sich und vor allem die Caisson-Krankheit, aber auch die erdrückende Situation der Frauen war wirklich interessant.
Man lernt in diesem Buch unglaublich viel, angefangen bei den ganzen technischen und mathematischen Fakten des Brückenbaus, die ich zugegebenermaßen nicht immer verstanden habe, aber dennoch sehr interessant und lehrreich fand.
Über die Caisson-Krankheit wusste ich vorher auch noch nicht viel und es ist wirklich erschreckend, was sie mit den ganzen Arbeitern und auch Emily’s Mann gemacht hat.
In die Protagonistin Emily konnte man sich wirklich sehr gut reinversetzten, sei es bei ihrem Ambitionen, der Arbeit oder ihren Liebesproblemen und ich mochte sie wirklich sehr. Ihr Charakter war gut ausgearbeitet und man hat die Zwiespälte in ihrem Leben wirklich gut verstehen und vor allem mitfühlen können. Durch die Probleme in den verschiedenen Bereichen ihres Lebens, wurde die Geschichte auch nie zu eintönig.
Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich Nachwörter nur in den wenigsten Büchern lese, aber hier hat mich wirklich sehr interessiert, welche Aspekte dieses historischen Romans wahrheitsgemäß waren und was ausgeschmückt wurde.
In den ersten Kapitel erlebt man den Weg ihres Kennenlernens bis zur Ehe im Schnelldurchlauf, wobei man natürlich auch beachten muss, dass sich Beziehungen damals eben auch anders entwickelt haben als heute.
Zwar gab es auch im restlichen Verlauf mal größere Zeitsprünge, was dann aber nicht mehr so gestört hat und kaum aufgefallen ist.
Dadurch ist einem auch erst mal richtig bewusst geworden, was für eine große und langwierige Sache so ein Brückenbau eigentlich ist.
Die Geschichte an sich -eine gute Mischung an Wahrheit und fiktiven ausschmückenden Elementen- hat mir wirklich gut gefallen.
Ich wusste tatsächlich auch gar nicht, dass eine Frau so eine wichtige Rolle bei der Entstehung der Brooklyn Bridge gespielt hat.
Ich habe mir vorher noch nie sonderlich Gedanken über Brückenbau (vor allem damals) gemacht und es ist erschreckend, was alles dahinter steckt, sowohl politisch als auch Bau- und gefahrentechnisch. Der Brückenbau an sich und vor allem die Caisson-Krankheit, aber auch die erdrückende Situation der Frauen war wirklich interessant.
Man lernt in diesem Buch unglaublich viel, angefangen bei den ganzen technischen und mathematischen Fakten des Brückenbaus, die ich zugegebenermaßen nicht immer verstanden habe, aber dennoch sehr interessant und lehrreich fand.
Über die Caisson-Krankheit wusste ich vorher auch noch nicht viel und es ist wirklich erschreckend, was sie mit den ganzen Arbeitern und auch Emily’s Mann gemacht hat.
In die Protagonistin Emily konnte man sich wirklich sehr gut reinversetzten, sei es bei ihrem Ambitionen, der Arbeit oder ihren Liebesproblemen und ich mochte sie wirklich sehr. Ihr Charakter war gut ausgearbeitet und man hat die Zwiespälte in ihrem Leben wirklich gut verstehen und vor allem mitfühlen können. Durch die Probleme in den verschiedenen Bereichen ihres Lebens, wurde die Geschichte auch nie zu eintönig.
Ich muss ehrlich sagen, dass ich Nachwörter nur in den wenigsten Büchern lese, aber hier hat mich wirklich sehr interessiert, welche Aspekte dieses historischen Romans wahrheitsgemäß waren und was ausgeschmückt wurde.
The premise of the book was great the delivery of the story was scattered for me. Read for book club.
I loved this debut novel about Emily Roebling. It is set in the late 1800s, during and then post-Civil War. In this historical fiction, the author explores themes of women's roles at that time period which was fascinating. Additionally, she brings in other notable people from that time period (PT Barnum) and the politics of New York City.
I have always LOVED the Brooklyn Bridge and make it a point to walk across it each time I visit NYC, however, I only became aware of the history of building it last year. I was thrilled to read more in-depth about both the process of building a bridge and the circumstances surrounding what went into making the wonder of that bridge happen.
The building of the bridge spanned 14 years and was no small feat. It challenged social norms, political alliances and gender roles. I loved reading about the strong, ferocious woman Emily Roebling who stepped in and made the Brooklyn Bridge possible when her husband, the chief engineer, became bedridden with Caisson Disease.
I even convinced my husband, not a reader but an engineer, to join me in reading this one and he enjoyed it too. This is perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Fiona Davis books.
I have always LOVED the Brooklyn Bridge and make it a point to walk across it each time I visit NYC, however, I only became aware of the history of building it last year. I was thrilled to read more in-depth about both the process of building a bridge and the circumstances surrounding what went into making the wonder of that bridge happen.
The building of the bridge spanned 14 years and was no small feat. It challenged social norms, political alliances and gender roles. I loved reading about the strong, ferocious woman Emily Roebling who stepped in and made the Brooklyn Bridge possible when her husband, the chief engineer, became bedridden with Caisson Disease.
I even convinced my husband, not a reader but an engineer, to join me in reading this one and he enjoyed it too. This is perfect for fans of Marie Benedict and Fiona Davis books.
This book is Historical Fiction that taught me about a time that I didn't know much about. At book club we were most surprised with how other women treated Emily as she fought for their rights.
The fascinating part of the bridge being built and other true to history storylines were enjoyable. (peanuts at the circus!!). I would have loved to learn more about the importance of connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan and how people felt about the bridge at that time.
Looking forward to more books by this author, I can tell she does her research and transports us to the time and place in her book.
The fascinating part of the bridge being built and other true to history storylines were enjoyable. (peanuts at the circus!!). I would have loved to learn more about the importance of connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan and how people felt about the bridge at that time.
Looking forward to more books by this author, I can tell she does her research and transports us to the time and place in her book.
For what seemed like the perfect book for me, I didn’t connect with this as much as I thought I would. Emily Roebling was the idyllic protagonist and like me, an engineer turned activist/lawyer. I did enjoy learning about the basic history of the Brooklyn Bridge and how she was so much a part of that. Just a few weeks ago, this information even helped me with a Jeopardy question! I found her relationship with her husband and PT Barnum rather realistic, and I can sympathize with her struggle between choosing between them. I really enjoyed the author’s note at the end that explained what was real and what is fiction.
But overall I don’t know if I could recommend this for someone else. The middle section was a little long and boring to me. She’s building a bridge, we get it. Her husband is disabled, we get it. I think there was just too much of that story line in general.
But overall I don’t know if I could recommend this for someone else. The middle section was a little long and boring to me. She’s building a bridge, we get it. Her husband is disabled, we get it. I think there was just too much of that story line in general.
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.
I could not connect to this book. I enjoy historical fiction, but this one did not hold my interest. I found the writing rushed in some parts, but slow moving in others.
I could not connect to this book. I enjoy historical fiction, but this one did not hold my interest. I found the writing rushed in some parts, but slow moving in others.