Elixir

Bunn, Davis. Elixir. Wesbrow Press: 2004




Annotation
Taylor Knox is called into the office by his dominating boss. She wants him to help fix a company problem that he is speculated of causing. The solution is not that simple, and the factors involved are not that predictable.


Nomination for Recommendation

Elixir is defined as: A preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life. Once Taylor is put on the mission to find his bosses sister, whom he broke the heart of, the quest for prolonging life begins. Amanda, the boss, has a scripted agenda planned. Taylor is a substantial character in her blueprint. Taylor fluctuates from place to place trying to locate his former lover, Kirra, due to Amanda's request. Taylor does not realize the impetus behind his expedition. He also does not realize the supporting cast he left behind. Amanda wants to locate her sister for her own reasons. Intertwined through this, Taylor realizes the mistakes he has made. A lot of this realization came through a developing relationship with a co-worker he seemingly neglected. Eventually, Amanda's true desire is revealed, and it becomes her own malediction. Taylor faces issues with himself, but uses the people in his journey to help solve them. He soon realizes that at the core of his inner self their is a an elixir which exist. His therapy is not in the past nor the future. His therapy lies in a day to day recognition of where he is and where he would like to go, who he has hurt, and how he can redeem himself.

Genre: Fiction