Mrs. Houdini

Escape artist Harry Houdini promised his wife Bess before he died that if it was possible would he find a way to speak to her again after death with a coded message only she would understand. Through this book, we get to follow Bess as she struggles through a life without Harry and hoping to get a m......more

What a gift Victoria Kelly gave us with this immaculately researched re-imagining of the incomparable Houdini, the world's most renown magician and escape artist. And from the unique perspective of his wife, Bess. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the story this way, up close and personal, instead of a b......more

An unusual different take. Eerie and Magical. Harry Houdini loved his wife Bess - and he believed that nothing was impossible. He wondered about magic versus illusion, and put himself up against death and always felt he would be invincible. He and Bess spoke often about him coming back to her after......more

As someone who knows virtually nothing about Harry Houdini and his life, I found this book fascinating. The story is of Bess, the vaudeville performer who marries Harry. The story is told in two time lines--one from when Bess marries Harry and the second of Bess's attempts to contact Harry after his......more

The spiritualist movement was at its height in the 1920s and the Houdinis were enthralled. This story is an imaginative biographical tale of the magic and the beliefs. Cameo appearances by some famous faces lend authenticity to the era. An interesting chronicle of whether Houdini contacts his wife f......more