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02808aam a2200385 i 4500 001 82DF8DDA67FB11EE94078C7E4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231011010036 008 230504s2023 ilub 000 1 eng 010 $a 2023019175 020 $a 1728257735 020 $a 9781728257730 035 $a (OCoLC)1356451282 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d TnLvILS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-gx--- 050 00 $a PR9369.4.H385 $b W66 2023 082 00 $a 823/.92 $2 23/eng/20230504 100 1 $a Haw, Penny, $e author. 245 14 $a The woman at the wheel : $b a novel / $c Penny Haw. 264 1 $a Naperville, Illinois : $b Sourcebooks Landmark, $c [2023] 300 $a 308 pages : $b map ; $c 21 cm 500 $a Includes discussion questions and a conversation with the author. 520 $a "Inspiring historical fiction based on the real life of Bertha Benz, whose husband built the first prototype automobile, which eventually evolved into the Mercedes-Benz marque. "Unfortunately, only a girl again." From a young age, CaÌcilie Bertha Ringer is fascinated by her father's work as a master builder in Pforzheim, Germany. But those five words, which he wrote next to her name in the family Bible, haunt Bertha. Years later, Bertha meets Carl Benz and falls in love-with him and his extraordinary dream of building a horseless carriage. Bertha has such faith in him that she invests her dowry in his plans, a dicey move since they alone believe in the machine. When Carl's partners threaten to withdraw their support, he's ready to cut ties. Bertha knows the decision would ruin everything. Ignoring the cynics, she takes matters into her own hands, secretly planning a scheme that will either hasten the family's passage to absolute derision or prove their genius. What Bertha doesn't know is that Carl is on the cusp of making a deal with their nemesis. She's not only risking her marriage and their life's work, but is also up against the patriarchy, Carl's own self-doubt, and the clock. Like so many other women, Bertha lived largely in her husband's shadow, but her contributions are now celebrated in this inspiring story of perseverance, resilience, and love"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 7 $a Man-woman relationship $v Fiction. $2 Sears 650 7 $a Automobiles $x History $v Fiction. $2 Sears 651 7 $a Germany $v Fiction. $2 Sears 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 776 08 $i Online version: $a Haw, Penny. $t Woman at the wheel $d Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Landmark, [2023] $z 9781728257754 $w (DLC) 2023019176 941 $a 3 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011840.0 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20240423011239.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20231215010134.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=82DF8DDA67FB11EE94078C7E4CECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search