The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I think this was one of my favorite reads of 2024 so far.
If you like UpLit you will absolutely love this story of the old pharmacist, Augusta, who moves into an elderly home where she ends up seeing two people from her childhood, one of whom is her teenage boyfriend (love of her life) who left her and married someone else.
This story has so much heart, so much love, so much pain. The characters are layered, funny, sweet, and so real. The way the story slowly unfolds builds your empathy, love and connection to the characters and before you know it, you are rooting for them and aching for them.
I loved the magical realism. Usually in stories like this I tend to like one character’s storytelling more than the other one. Or I like one timeline more. In this case, I loved all of it. Every moment.
Wonderful story, a perfect balm for these tough days.
with gratitude to netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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