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Mrs. Houdini

Mrs. Houdini

Kelly, Victoria

Paperback

General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $16.00

ISBN10: 1501110918
ISBN13: 9781501110917
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: Mar 21 2017
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
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 20th 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, touched by mystery, spiritualism, and the question of life after death.

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