Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly5/31/2023 The darker themes of grief running through the main mystery plot keep the reader rooting for Bess and hoping she’ll find her footing as a woman in her own right before she gets too old to enjoy her second phase of life. Houdini is the deeper look into the heart of a widow who doesn’t seem to know how to function without her husband. What is he trying to say? Why are they being brought together? Along the way Bess gets caught up in a mystery with a magazine reporter and they both begin to believe Harry is contacting them from beyond the veil of death. Bess, however, struggles with her grief and carving out her own identity as a woman after living for decades under the shadow of a man who was larger than life. If anyone could find a way to communicate with the living from the afterlife, the world is certain Harry Houdini could do it. Told from the perspective of Bess Houdini, wife of famed early twentieth century magician Harry Houdini, the novel looks at the quest for a wife to reach her husband beyond the grave. Houdini by Victoria Kelly thanks to the publisher, Simon and Schuster through NetGalley. Recently I had the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy of Mrs.
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