The Elixir [Paperback]

Thomas F. Root III (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2006

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.

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A fun read that opens the door to all sorts of possibilities when dealing with romance and magic. --Reviewed by Anne K. Edwards

A cast of characters that tug at heartstrings, amuse, delight, and confuse, stir in realism and plausibility. --Reviewed by Charlene Austin for The Writers and Readers Network

Thomas F. Root III provides a terrific Shangri-la in the Cape tale that will leave the audience entertained... --Reviewed by Harriet Klausner

About the Author

Thomas Root graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. John's University, and heads his own law practice in Douglaston, New York. "The Elixir" is his first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Twilight Times Books (May 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933353031
• ISBN-13: 978-1933353036
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,832,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shangri-la in the Cape, November 8, 2006

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This review is from: The Elixir (Paperback)

Attorney Tom grew up in Long Island while his wife physical therapist Carole was raised in New Jersey. However ironically though both are almost equidistant from the Big Apple they met and fell in love at the Church of the Resurrection in Dania Beach, Florida as if God intended them to be soulmates. Though she is handicapped suffering from RSD (Reflex sympathetic dystrophy), they married and are currently renting a house from eccentric Lucille on Cape Cod.

Tom meets Lucille who upsets him when she seems to criticize his walking of Carole's service dog Yukon. However, at dinner, Lucy joins them and Carole and she hit it off. Lucy, who sells teas and herbs, offers Carole an elixir that she believes will provide relief from RSD. A desperate Carole tries it and a seeming miracle occurs as the pain vanishes along with the debilitating illness. Now Lucy offers the unbelievable cure to beat death indefinitely to her guests though she and her well mannered companion Sammy the cat have recently found longevity tiring.

Though there is a whimsical underlying fantasy element to this wonderful story line, the tale is a deep character study that focuses on the importance of love and faith even for those who could live forever if one is to remain human. THE ELIXIR centers on relationships mostly between the loving duo, but also between them and the strange Lucy; she with Sammy and she with her late family. Thomas F. Root III provides a terrific Shangri-la in the Cape tale that will leave the audience entertained and pondering what essentials are needed to live not just exist.

Harriet Klausner