A Fireproof Home for the Bride (Wheeler Publishing Large Print Hardcover) - Hardcover

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 "Publisher's Weekly "

"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

"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 fiance-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"

Coming of age in her parents' mid-twentieth-century rural Lutheran world, Emmeline and her sister, Birdie, are swept up in an ugly family secret when she tries to step outside of strict expectations and marry according to her heart.