She has taught creative writing and composition at the University of Iowa and Old Dominion University and has been a writing consultant for think tanks, nonprofits and companies across the D.C. in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin, where she was a U.S. Houdini by Victoria Kelly Write The First Customer Review Filter Results Shipping Expedited Shipping Available '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. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and her M.Phil. Victoria graduated Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. Her work has been selected for Best American Poetry and published in numerous other national journals and anthologies. She is the author of the poetry collection When the Men Go Off to War (Naval Institute Press) and the novel Mrs. Houdini' is a pure delight from the first page to the last.Victoria leads a team of writers, editors and copywriters to craft compelling and thoughtful storytelling that advances our clients' positions as thought leaders and experts in their industries.Īs a published novelist and poet, Victoria brings a unique and creative perspective to her role as senior writer. She describes looking out a hotel lobby window at a snowy landscape: 'Harry looked, too, searching the emptiness as if waiting for a parade of spirits to march into view, dissolving like icicles into the frozen earth.'

Learning that Kelly is a poet will come as no surprise as readers get swept up in her gorgeous word choices and lyrical prose. It's a ghost story, a love story and a great tale of suspense. Houdini' offers a rollicking ride from a Coney Island music hall and a traveling circus in the 1890s to Hollywood and Atlantic City, New Jersey, in the 1920s. Houdini' is an engaging portrait of an unexpectedly modern partnership - business and personal. She then undertook massive research into their lives, work and relationship. Kelly says she was inspired to write the novel when, on Halloween, the anniversary of Harry Houdini's death, she learned about his widow's attempts to contact his spirit. Based on the true story of illusionist Harry Houdini and his wife, Bess, it vibrates with plot-driven energy, unforgettable characters and unpredictable twists. Houdini,' is a marvel that gallops through time and space. Set in the first half of the 20th century, Victoria Kelly's debut novel, 'Mrs.

Mrs. Houdini by Victoria Kelly