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Historical Fiction Fridays

The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Emerson Wood

2023-04-21 10:30:00 2023-04-21 11:30:00 America/New_York Historical Fiction Fridays Explore the time period and historical elements of fiction. Host: Seana Zimmer of SCLSNJ's Hillsborough Branch. Location change: Hillsborough Township Front Multipurpose Room. Hillsborough branch -

Friday, April 21
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2023-04-21 10:30:00 2023-04-21 11:30:00 America/New_York Historical Fiction Fridays Explore the time period and historical elements of fiction. Host: Seana Zimmer of SCLSNJ's Hillsborough Branch. Location change: Hillsborough Township Front Multipurpose Room. Hillsborough branch -

Explore the time period and historical elements of fiction. Host: Seana Zimmer of SCLSNJ's Hillsborough Branch. Location change: Hillsborough Township Front Multipurpose Room.

Explore time periods and historical elements as they relate to our 21st Century lives.

SCLSNJ Summary: She built a monument for all time. Then she was lost in its shadow. Discover the fascinating woman who helped design and construct an American icon, perfect for readers of The Other Einstein. Emily Warren 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 Wash 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 Wash, 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. Lines blur as Wash's vision becomes her own, and when he is unable to return to the job, Emily is consumed by it. 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? Based on the true story of the Brooklyn Bridge, The Engineer's Wife delivers an emotional portrait of a woman transformed by a project of unfathomable scale, which takes her into the bowels of the East River, suffragette riots, the halls of Manhattan's elite, and the heady, freewheeling temptations of P.T. Barnum. It's the story of a husband and wife determined to build something that lasts, even at the risk of losing each other.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | History | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | #history | #historicalfiction | #bookdiscussion |

Hillsborough branch

hillsborough@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8420

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Thu, Jul 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room

Thu, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Tables

Fri, Aug 01, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conference Room

Fri, Aug 01, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Fri, Aug 01, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 04, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room

Mon, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room B
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Mon, Aug 04, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room

Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Program Room AB
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Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Aug 05, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Tue, Aug 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
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Tue, Aug 05, 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Tue, Aug 05, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB
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Wed, Aug 06, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Wed, Aug 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, Aug 06, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room

Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Thu, Aug 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Thu, Aug 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Tables

Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Program Room A

Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Fri, Aug 08, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Conference Room

Fri, Aug 08, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Sat, Aug 09, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 11, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Conference Room

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room A

Tue, Aug 12, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room AB

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Wed, Aug 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, Aug 13, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room B
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Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room

Thu, Aug 14, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Program Room A

Fri, Aug 15, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Fri, Aug 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Sat, Aug 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room

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Sat, Aug 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room

Mon, Aug 18, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Tue, Aug 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Program Room A

Tue, Aug 19, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Tue, Aug 19, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room

Wed, Aug 20, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Wed, Aug 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Public Conference Room

Wed, Aug 20, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, Aug 20, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room

Thu, Aug 21, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Thu, Aug 21, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children's Program Tables

Fri, Aug 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Conference Room

Fri, Aug 22, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Fri, Aug 22, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room AB

Fri, Aug 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room

Sat, Aug 23, 11:00am - 3:00pm

Mon, Aug 25, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Program Room AB

Mon, Aug 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Program Room AB

Tue, Aug 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room B
Registration opens Tuesday, August 5 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Aug 26, 7:00pm - 7:50pm
Conference Room

Wed, Aug 27, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room A

Wed, Aug 27, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room