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Mrs. Houdini

A Novel - Trade Paperback
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
320 Seiten
Englisch
Simon & Schuster USerschienen am21.03.2017
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.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextBefore 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.
ZusammenfassungA captivating debut novel about the passionate marriage of Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, and a love story which defies death itself.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-5011-1091-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2017
Erscheinungsdatum21.03.2017
Seiten320 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht266 g
Artikel-Nr.39013400
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GenreRomane Hardcover

Inhalt/Kritik

Kritik
"A splendid debut novel...Moving effortlessly beyond mere fictionalized biography, Kelly delivers a richly lyrical and thought-provoking novel with closing twists that feel as impossible, inevitable, and satisfying--as magical, in short--as one of Houdini's own illusions." Publishers Weekly (starred review)mehr

Autor

Victoria Kelly received her M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, her B.A. Summa Cum Laude from Harvard University, and her M.Phil. in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin, where she was a US Mitchell Scholar. She is the author of the poetry collection When the Men Go Off to War. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in the anthologies Best American Poetry 2013 and Contemporary American Poetry, as well as Alaska Quarterly Review, Southwest Review, Prairie Schooner, and North American Review. She lives in Virginia with her husband and daughters.
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