A Fireproof Home for the Bride: A Novel, by Amy Scheibe
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A Fireproof Home for the Bride: A Novel, by Amy Scheibe
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Emmaline Nelson and her sister Birdie grow up in the hard, cold rural Lutheran world of strict parents, strict milking times, and strict morals. Marriage is preordained, the groom practically predestined. Though it's 1958, southern Minnesota did not see changing roles for women on the horizon. Caught in a time bubble between a world war and the ferment of the 1960's, Emmy doesn't see that she has any say in her life, any choices at all. Only when Emmy's fiancé shows his true colors and forces himself on her does she find the courage to act―falling instead for a forbidden Catholic boy, a boy whose family seems warm and encouraging after the sere Nelson farm life. Not only moving to town and breaking free from her engagement but getting a job on the local newspaper begins to open Emmy's eyes. She discovers that the KKK is not only active in the Midwest but that her family is involved, and her sense of the firm rules she grew up under―and their effect―changes completely. Amy Scheibe's A FIREPROOF HOME FOR THE BRIDE has the charm of detail that will drop readers into its time and place: the home economics class lecture on cuts of meat, the group date to the diner, the small-town movie theater popcorn for a penny. It also has a love story―the wrong love giving way to the right―and most of all the pull of a great main character whose self-discovery sweeps the plot forward.
A Fireproof Home for the Bride: A Novel, by Amy Scheibe- Amazon Sales Rank: #741744 in Books
- Brand: Scheibe, Amy
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Released on: 2015-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.53" h x 1.27" w x 6.37" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 384 pages
Review
“Scheibe's multilayered plot feels organic: the strands are knitted into a tight story of substance that touches on the politics of race, class, and gender... the book is spectacular.” ―Publisher's Weekly, starred review and "Pick of the Week"
“An engrossing tale of intrigue, deceit and racial unrest in the upper Midwest in the 1950s, A Fireproof Home for the Bride is a fresh take on a pivotal moment in American history.” ―Christina Baker Kline, #1 bestselling author of Orphan Train
“A strong-willed farmer's daughter comes of age in the Minnesota sugar beet fields, where romance fuels her dreams, but dark secrets threaten to upend them. Emmy Nelson's eager pursuit of a life beyond the confines of her narrow 1950s upbringing leads her into danger--and her courage exposes decades of corrupt piety and shocking evil. A Fireproof Home for the Bride fascinates with its postwar period detail, and bravely travels to corners of the heartland where everyone has secrets, and wholesomeness is not as it appears. ” ―Kate Manning, author of My Notorious Life
“A Fireproof Home for the Bride is an engrossing, quietly profound story of a young woman's coming of age in the deceptively bucolic Upper Midwest of the 1950s. Its nuanced, utterly real characters and tantalizing revelation of secrets will keep readers turning the pages.” ―Jennifer Chiaverini, author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
“Set in the shifting landscape of North Dakota at the end of the 1950s, A Fireproof Home for the Bride is a subtle coming of age story, as well as a remarkable portrait of racism's sinister hold on rural America. Emmaline Nelson is a wonderful heroine: a fierce, smart, independent woman you'll be cheering for long after the novel is over. ” ―Haven Kimmel, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Girl Named Zippy
“Profound...[Scheibe] quietly tells a beautiful coming-of-age story in the less-than-idyllic 1950s upper Midwest.” ―RT Book Reviews, RT Book Reviews
“Fans of Kathryn Stockett will identify strongly with the agonizing choices Emmy must make as ugly family secrets concerning racial hatred emerge.” ―Library Journal, Library Journal
“The future for Emmaline Nelson is preordained: life on her family's farm in Minnesota with a man her parents have chosen. But when she uncovers the true character of her fiancé-and a shameful family secret-she decides that only she has the power to determine her fate.” ―All You Magazine #1 Way to Treat Yourself
“The novel's careful pacing slowly builds upon...the dark undercurrent of racism and bigotrysaturating the community, lending an atmosphere of dread to even everyday occurrences. Scheibe devotesthe same attentiveness to Emmy's growth, as Emmy painstakingly develops the confidence to stand up forherself and for what she believes is right.” ―Booklist, Booklist
“Emmy's growing maturity is well-portrayed ...A good coming-of-age story.” ―Kirkus
“This is the book that'll remind you to what feels right to you...Even though [Emmy's] increasingly bold steps away from her old life take her only as far as Fargo, you'll cheer for how far she's really gone.” ―RedBook Magazine
“This is a profound novel that quietly tells a beautiful coming-of-age story in the less-than-idyllic 1950's upper Midwest. The characters have a realness to them that is in some ways raw, but also utterly fascinating. They continue revealing the kind of secrets that keep the reader thoroughly engrossed in the novel.” ―RT Book Reviews
“Set at the dawn of the civil rights movement, Scheibe's tale captures both the heartache and the liberation of finding one's own path.” ―PEOPLE's "Pick of the Week"
“Amy Scheibe spins an ambitious tale of feminism, racial tension and murder set in the Red River Valley in 1958...Filled with rich regional detail.” ―Grand Folks Herald
“A real page-turner...The book is sure to generate many cafe discussions and it begs a sequel to answer questions about some of the characters the reader comes to know well.” ―Bismarck Tribune
“Scheibe gives it an interesting turn and lays out for readers a nice feel for Midwestern politics and values on the 1950s.” ―St. Louis Post Dispatch
About the Author
Amy Scheibe is the author of the novel, What Do You Do All Day? She has written for Dame Magazine, Seattle Weekly, and many other publications. Born in Minnesota and reared in North Dakota, she now lives in New York City with her husband and two children.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Started Off As One Thing & Ended Up As Something Else . . . . By SundayAtDusk In the beginning, this novel was an incredibly well-written coming-of-age story about a teenager during the late 1950s who had to decide what she really wanted in life. This was not easy for Emmy since she was kept on a very short leash by her hardworking, religious parents, particularly her mother. Author Amy Scheibe did such a good job describing Emmy's life, her family, her friends, her desire to be young and free but still responsible and caring. Times were changing, the songs on the radio were changing, the expectations of young women were changing.At some point in the book, this wonderful story also changes, and not in a good way, in my opinion. It basically becomes a murder mystery story. Emmy's reaction, or lack of reaction, to certain things, such as her sister's marriage, definitely started seeming more fitting for a murder mystery novel than a sensitive coming-of-age novel. (I don't read or like murder mystery books.) Also, although Emmy is an extremely energetic 18-year-old who gets a lot done in a day, she is so often exhausted and emotionally fatigued, and the reader has to keep reading about that matter. Interestingly, I started feeling the same way as the story progressed.Hence, I personally think Ms. Scheibe should have written a shorter story, leaving out the fires and crimes, especially that final killing. There were plenty of family mysteries, without needing to create criminal type mysteries. A book about the roles and feelings of women in the 1950s would have been enough. Throwing in stories about the KKK and discrimination against Mexicans, Jews and blacks was too much. The author should have saved those stories for another book. Nevertheless, I will always remember certain characters and parts of this story.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Pot Roast And Potatoes... By PattyLouise a fireproof home for the bridebyamy scheibeThe main and most important characters in this book...This book revolved around Emmaline Nelson...Emmy...and her family, friends, and neighbors. The time frame for this book was the mid 1950's and the location...the setting...for this book was Southern Minnesota.My very brief story summary that includes bits and bobs from the beginning, middle and end of this book...Emmy lived within the boundaries of a very strict church going Lutheran family. Her mother seemed cold and frugal with her husband...Christian...her daughters and her life. Actually she was frugal with everything. My impression was that Emmy was lost in a black and white austerely cold environment. Food without flavor, clothes without color and a life without fulfillment. She was betrothed to a neighbor...Ambrose...and headed for a life similar to her mother's...and then...she gets the courage to leave her home and stop allowing others...especially the creepy/controlling Ambrose...to influence her.My actual most favorite part of this book...My favorite part of this book was the slow awakening of Emmy. She carefully began to question everything. She finds out about a wonderful aunt that she has never even known about. She breaks off her betrothal...she begins to work at a newspaper, she makes a red checked colorful gingham skirt...she hangs out with Catholics, she dances, she begins to live! I write this casually but for Emmy to escape this life...was absolutely a powerful thing. Her father...though quiet...always seemed to be silently approving of her choices.Then there is the dark side of this book...the Ku Klux Klan part...I had no idea that this was a part of this part of the country...there was an evil in some of these people...mostly men who professed to be good church going men. These men...one in particular...had hidden sexual perversions and depravities for years. That and cross burnings and burning businesses owned by anyone they perceived to be "different"...that was the dark side...we could probably add fiancé abusing, wife mistreatment and rape to the list of dark things, too.My actual true feelings about this book and whether or not other potential readers will enjoy it...I loved this book...it was filled with family issues...and relationships that were tangled as well as complex. Emmy is the star of this book. It was enthralling to watch her grow. I cheered for every step she took that led her to her own personal independence...she followed her inner voice and it usually took her in the direction she should be heading in.There was danger and mystery and a ton of people who needed to wake up in this book...especially Emmy's mother and sister. Readers who love this kind of family saga...should love this book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Scheibe does a wonderful job solidly creating characters that will either tear at ... By Gini Rainey I received an advanced reader's copy of this book and want you to know that I have marked "Bride" as another book I was unable to put down. This is Scheibe’s second book, the first being “What Do You Do All Day” and I found it to be a very interesting book about the coming of age during the mid-50s in the mid-west. Filled with enough romance, intrigue, and racial prejudices, it’s a book that will appeal to readers of all types of literature.Centered around the life of main character, Emmeline, Scheibe does a wonderful job solidly creating characters that will either tear at your heart or fill you with anger. This book is full of so many raw emotions it will leave you feeling the joy, pain, and anger of the characters. In a time and space where one wouldn’t imagine arranged marriages, racial injustices, and social prejudices still existed, the characters of “Bride” find their lives ruled by the social mores of the day.Although not an arranged marriage of the traditional sort, Emmeline’s family basically assumed that she would marry Ambrose when the time was right, thus merging the land holdings of both families into a much larger farm that would provide a more influential presence in the community. However, because of the expectations and pressures of their families and a desire to know more about life before becoming committed to just one person, 18 year old Emmy breaks off her engagement with Ambrose and moves out of the family home.On her own, she discovers family members and their histories and unpleasant facts about Klan activity in the community, but most importantly, she discovers herself and what she is truly capable of doing. At a time when women were expected to get married and have children, Emmy finds her true calling in investigative reporting for the local newspaper. With the help of one of the reporters, she is able to uncover and expose the activities of some of the seamier residents of the community.In a book that is as interesting to read as it is compelling, Scheibe has boldly hit on subjects often thought of as taboo and off-limits for people of the 50s, where such things didn’t exist (really?) or, if they did, certainly weren’t talked about. In my opinion, this book is well worth the read.
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