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WOW! Kudos to Lynda Cohen Loigman, the Author of “The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern” for writing and telling this masterpiece. I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS STORY, and would read it a second time! I highly recommend this memorable and thought-provoking novel to everyone. The Genres for this story are: Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Humor, and Romance. Is there an age limit to when you can find and accept love? Is there a special place to find love, or a special recipe to make things right?
Lynda Cohen Logiman has provided the ingredients with a dash of romance, humor, and magical realism that explore historical and cultural traditions. The timelines for this story are 1920’s in Brooklyn, and continues 60 years later in a community in Florida. The author vividly describes the scenery and landscape, and the colorful and dramatic characters. Some of the characters are complex and complicated. Some are stubborn, quirky, peculiar, and difficult. Many of the characters are in both timelines. Augusta’s father had been a Pharmacist in a store that he owned in Brooklyn. Augusta’s dream was to study Pharmacy. Unfortunately Augusta’s mother died and her Great Aunt Esther, with her eccentric tendencies moves in. While Augusta’s father dispenses conventional medicines, Aunt Esther believes in chicken soup and a few herbs with a dash of this and that to help and heal people.
In the present, the protagonist, Augusta Stern is a retired 80 year old Pharmacist that moves to a community in Florida. Is it a coincidence that she finds some new neighbors that were “friends” from Brooklyn sixty years earlier? One of the men was in a special relationship with her.
I appreciate how the author discusses the importance of family, friends, forgiveness, second chances, communication, love and hope. This was such an enjoyable and amazing book that I can’t recommend it enough. Happy Reading!
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