The Woman at the Wheel: A Novel

Before Mercedes-Benz became a legend, one woman embarked on a secret journey that changed everything.

Growing up in nineteenth-century Germany, Bertha Ringer is often told that she's "just a girl." But Bertha doesn't listen—not to her father, not to society, and not to fear. When she falls for Carl Benz, an ambitious inventor who dreams of creating a horseless carriage, Bertha sees more than love, she sees possibilities. She invests her entire dowry into Carl's invention and becomes his fier...