The Elixir

by Thomas F. Root III

Overview

Tom and Carole are a happy young couple who have everything they could possibly ask for--except good health. While vacationing on Cape Cod, they meet Lucinda Hobson, a mysterious woman who deals in herbal teas and claims to possess a potent elixir, capable of curing almost any illness and extending life indefinitely.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940000094815
Publisher:	Twilight Times Books
Publication date:	06/15/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	621 KB

About the Author

Thomas Root was raised in the Little Neck-Douglaston area of New York. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. John's University with a B.A. in Philosophy, and later from the St. John's University School of Law. Following his schooling he was associated with two mid-town Manhattan law firms before starting his own law practice in Douglaston, New York. In 1995 he moved to Hollywood, Florida, where he currently resides. The Elixir is his first novel.

Editorial Reviews

...The dialogue is good, realistic and I enjoyed the fact that this was a book with a married couple who were very much in love and not out seeking affairs left, right and centre, it was a refreshing change!

Twisted Tales - Annette Gisby

A fun read that opens the door to all sorts of possibilities when dealing with romance and magic. Raising the question of what might happen if one were given the opportunity to outlive one's allotted time and cheat death for centuries, this tale makes the choices possible for one young couple. Tom is madly in love with his wife, Carole, and she with him, but there is a blot on their happiness. Carole has a painful disease for which there seems to be no cure. That is, until they meet Lucinda...

author of Shadows Over Paradise - Anne K. Edwards