Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly
Richly lyrical and thought-provoking (Publishers Weekly, starred review), this stellar debut from a novelist to watch (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize winning author) explores the passionate marriage of Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess--a love story that defied death itself. Before escape artist Harry Houdini died, he vowed he would find a way to speak to his beloved wife, Bess, from beyond the grave using a coded message known only to the two of them. But when a widowed Bess begins seeing this code in seemingly impossible places, it becomes clear that Harry has an urgent message to convey. Unlocking the puzzle will set Bess on a course back through the pair's extraordinary romance, which swept the illusionist and his bride from the beaches of Coney Island, to the palaces of Budapest, to the back lots of Hollywood. When the mystery finally leads Bess to the doorstep of a mysterious young photographer, she realizes that her husband's magic may have been more than just illusion. In surprising turns that weave through the uncertain days of the dawn of the twentieth century and continue into the dazzling 1920s, Mrs. Houdini is a dazzling and enchanting (Shelf Awareness, starred review) tale, a marvel that gallops through time and space (Associated Press), and a mesmerizing reimagining (People) of one of history's greatest love stories.
VICTORIA KELLY received her B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Harvard University, her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers Workshop, and her M.Phil. in Creative Writing from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, where she was a U.S. Mitchell Scholar. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in dozens of anthologies and journals including The Best American Poetry series, The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, Alaska Quarterly Review, Southwest Review, Prairie Schooner, and North American Review, among others. Her chapbook, Prayers of an American Wife, was the co-winner of the 2012 Coal Hill Prize and was published by Autumn House Press in 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781501110900 |
| ISBN 10 | 150111090X |
| Title | Mrs. Houdini |
| Author | Victoria Kelly |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2016-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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