Tag: Best historical fiction novels
What Drove Houdini to Death-defying Escapes?
Harry Houdini grew up as Ehrich Weiss, the son of a Jewish rabbi who could not keep a job because he spoke no English. When Ehrich turned twelve, his father called him to his bedside. “I am poor in this world’s goods, but rich in the wonderful woman God gave me as my wife and your mother. Promise me that after I am gone your dear mother will never want for anything.” Young Ehrich put his hand on his father’s holy book. “I promise with all my heart and soul.” His father died of cancer, and Ehrich worked as a messenger boy, cutting neckties, boxing, and giving all of his money to his mother, Cecilia.
At seventeen, he changed his name to Houdini and performed magic at Coney Island, married Bess Rahner, and traveled the vaudeville circuit for a decade, but it wasn’t enough to do magic. He wanted to use his sharp intellect and powerful body to do things that had never been done.
The Love Triangle Between The London’s and Harry Houdini
In the glamorous world of 1915 San Francisco, Charmian London finds herself caught between her famous husband, Jack London, and the enigmatic Harry Houdini, who harbors a secret obsession with her. I explore the love triangle between the Londons and Harry Houdini in The Secret Life of Mrs. London.
How did Houdini and Jack London, the two most famous men of their era, fall in love with the same woman, Charmian Kittredge London?
Video: Silver Echoes Adventures by The Book Launch Party
Today, we revisit the wonderful Silver Echoes virtual launch party hosted by Adventures by the Book. Grab a favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy the conversation. You'll learn more about the history of Silver Dollar Tabor.
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Silver Echoes Spotlight: The Hidden Life of Silver Dollar Tabor
A Story of Trauma, Resilience, and the Price of Fame
In the dazzling era of flapper dresses, speakeasies, and silent films, Silver Dollar Tabor shone as a captivating figure. But behind her radiant smile and captivating performances lay a hidden life of immense trauma and resilience. In Silver Echoes, Rebecca Rosenberg invites us to explore the complex story of this enigmatic woman, delving into the devastating losses, fractured identity, and enduring spirit that shaped her life.
Silver Echoes Spotlight: The Shadow of Lily Tabor
In the swirling mists of Colorado's Gilded Age, the name Tabor resonated with both wealth and whispered scandal. While Silver Dollar Tabor, or Rose Mary Echo as she was christened, danced her way into legend, her sister, Lily Tabor, lived a life cast in a starkly different light. For readers of Silver Echoes, understanding Lily Tabor is crucial to grasping the complex tapestry of the Tabor family.
Lily, born Elizabeth Bonduel Lily Tabor, shared the same illustrious, and ultimately tragic, parentage as Silver Dollar. She was the daughter of the silver magnate Horace Tabor and the enigmatic Elizabeth "Baby Doe" McCourt Tabor. Yet, the sisters' paths diverged sharply, creating a chasm that would define their relationship.