An exceptional work of narrative non-fiction by a prizewinning writer, Elixir is an exploration of place, people, plants, and an urgent call to rethink how we live. In the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe, where the surrounding forests and mountains are a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Kapka Kassabova finds a story with vast resonance for us all. Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections...