13: The Elixir of Love

By Mohsen Jahanbakhshi

This novel is inspired by a chapter of my life that opened in October 2015-one that compelled me, for the first time, to pick up a pen and give voice to my feelings, out of a sense of responsibility toward the sacred presence of love and the one who bears its burden: the lover.

It is the love story of a young man who first redefined himself, gaining the strength to search for meaning beyond the surface of his world. His journey toward a higher understanding comes at a cost, testing his patience, inner strength, and capacity to endure.

Told through introspection and emotional depth, the story unfolds as a quiet yet relentless examination of love, choice, and consequence.

In remaining faithful to that responsibility, he steps toward the far edge of his end of the world-where conviction may begin to resemble delusion, and the line between devotion and decay grows dangerously thin. What remains, in the end, is not certainty, but the lasting consequence of devotion to love and responsibility, even at the cost of losing everything else.

Johan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1694014657
• ISBN13: 9781694014658
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"