The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

"Full of sweetness and charm." --People"The happiest I have felt in years inside the world of a book." --Natalie Jenner, #1 nationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society"A sparkling ode to second chances." --Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright CreaturesOn the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs--an active senior community in southern Florida--she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father's old pharmacy--and the man who broke her heart sixty years earlier.

"Whimsical...engaging." --AARP

"Augusta and Irving's love story is charming without being saccharine, and Augusta's tongue-in-cheek wit combined with her renewed hopefulness makes her the perfect unexpected heroine for new beginnings. . . . For anyone who believes in second chances." --Kirkus"Loigman presents two fully realized time lines, each full of Jewish cultural touchstones, in this charming love story that proves it's never too late for a second chance." --Booklist"In this poignant tale of late-in-life love, Loigman showcases her talent for transporting readers into recent history through lovingly researched details and a touch of magical whimsy...This is a charmer." --Publishers Weekly"Touching and perceptive...The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern works perfectly. The details, the history and the alternating chapters flow seamlessly together...Delightful." --Bookreporter"Full of sweetness and charm." --People