Psychologist Dinah Rosenberg Galligan, securely married to her college sweetheart, Sam, is hurled into a waking nightmare when their youngest child, Elijah, falls into a life-threatening coma. Amid the technological marvels of a major medical center Dinah meets the mysterious Seth Lucien. A vain, taunting, darkly sexy spirit with a surprising connection to Dinah's troubled past, and a master seducer's awareness of her secret fears and regrets, Seth haunts the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit where Elijah dreamlessly sleeps. Fran Dorf pilots this Faustian tale about a mother seduced into an unearthly bargain with total assurance. Laced with unexpected humor and passion, Saving Elijah is at its core the story of a mother's love for her son, set against a struggle with faith, big-time grief, and what it means to be human.
Days pass, then weeks.
His mother, Dinah, is in despair. He also knows how to get to Dinah where it hurts. Her sole concern is saving Elijah. Dinah's decision and its aftermath play out in a terrifying, highly suspenseful series of events. Introducing an otherworldly entity tests the reader's credulity but, oddly, the device works.