Brown Bag Book Club: The Engineer's Wife

The Brown Bag Book Club welcomes book enthusiasts to join us on the fourth Monday of every month for animated and thought-provoking discussions. We cover a wide range of popular books in various genres, providing a vibrant and inclusive space for literary exploration and lively debate.

Be prepared to buy the selected works or borrow them from the Library, as supplies are limited and given out at the meetings.

The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood

Emily Roebling refuses to live conventionally—she knows who she is and what she wants, and she's determined to make change. But then her husband asks the unthinkable: give up her dreams to make his possible.

Emily's fight for women's suffrage is put on hold, and her life transformed when her husband Washington Roebling, 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. But as the project takes shape under Emily's direction, she wonders whose legacy she is building—hers, or her husband's. As the monument rises, Emily's marriage, principles, and identity threaten to collapse. When the bridge finally stands finished, will she recognize the woman who built it?