Nicky faces eternal loneliness, while Dorothy, a young journalist, navigates a turbulent relationship. But neither of their fates is as dire as Nicky’s father, who is sentenced to die by guillotine.
In Italy, 1977, Nicky remembers a heated argument with his father before an accident plunges him into darkness and decay. He has burning questions that only his father can answer. Returning to Paris, penniless and homeless, he discovers his father is set for execution in Marseille, and his mother is missing in England. Nicky's future looks bleak unless he can save his father and find his mother.
A chance encounter with Dorothy, who is pursuing her first major news story about Nicky’s father, brings him an unexpected friendship. Helping her might bring him closer to his father.
Follow Nicky and Dorothy in the second installment of ‘The Elixir Chronicles,’ a captivating 20th-century historical fiction saga.