"Surabhi Naik is an author of 7 books: Inward shelf, Born to live, A World beyond a World, Seven vibgyor musings, Flying contrails, Emblem of soul and Camellia blossoms. She talks about love, heart break, letting go, acceptance and moving on in her books. Elixir of love is her 8th book. The book contains a collection of musings on love dedicated to her love. You can have the copies of her books from online stores like amazon and flipkart."

“AN E L I X I R OF LOVE” is a beautiful creation which is a collection of poem, letters, short conversations, quotes and write-ups based on different stages of love, such as friendship, romance, longing, procrastination, pain and even hate. With the beautiful use of words, I have managed to acquire all the emotions which a person goes through after falling in love. After reading this a person can cherish or rather experience all this emotions and most importantly can grow with them. This is a light, yet deep source for readers in teen-age or let us rather says the ones who have fallen in love. Readers would be able feel the unconditional love, the excruciating heart break, the procrastination about the longing from the dear ones and the rage caused by hate, after reading the book. It’s a book which people would love to read and many would even be able to relate. It’s a book which surrounds around love and shows the magic it has! It would touch your soul if you feel the emotions it carries. At last I would just say, “EVERY WRITING DEFINES A STORY WHICH NEEDS TO BE HEARD”.

"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 Creatures On 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. As a teenager growing up in 1920’s Brooklyn, Augusta’s role model was her father, Solomon Stern, the trusted owner of the local pharmacy and the neighborhood expert on every ailment. But when Augusta’s mother dies and Great Aunt Esther moves in, Augusta can’t help but be drawn to Esther’s curious methods. As a healer herself, Esther offers Solomon’s customers her own advice—unconventional remedies ranging from homemade chicken soup to a mysterious array of powders and potions. As Augusta prepares for pharmacy college, she is torn between loyalty to her father and fascination with her great aunt, all while navigating a budding but complicated relationship with Irving. Desperate for clarity, she impulsively uses Esther’s most potent elixir with disastrous consequences. Disillusioned and alone, Augusta vows to reject Esther’s enchantments forever. Sixty years later, confronted with Irving, Augusta is still haunted by the mistakes of her past. What happened all those years ago and how did her plan go so spectacularly wrong? Did Irving ever truly love her or was he simply playing a part? And can Augusta reclaim the magic of her youth before it’s too late?

The human emotion of love has its own spectrum like the rainbow, with its two extremes—represented by two different neuro-chemicals: ‘Dopamine’ (‘Smart Love’ & ‘Short-lived’ or ‘Short Love’) and ‘Oxytocin’ (‘Sustained Love’). In the ancient Indian ‘NatyaShastra’ of the great Bharata Muni, the essence or rasa of love is ‘Sringara’, having at its two poles ‘Kama’ (lust) and ‘Prema’ (pure love). As illustrations of the ‘Sringara’ rasa, the author has analysed a number of love song lyrics from different cultures. In this book, while the author has looked at and analysed ‘love’ from the angles of bio-medical, social, psychological and neurological sciences, one unique concept shared is that of the ‘love pie’. A very special section deals with ‘Futuristic Love’ where the author has discussed the idea of having a love-relationship with ‘AI’ (‘Artificial Intelligence’). Special contributions by the Stellar Maestro world-famous polymath musician-astrophysicist-philosopher-painter Dr Leonid Timoshenko of Russia and the top-ranking gynaecologist and obstetrician Dr Gouri Kumra from India are precious value-additions.