I cannot recommend this book enough. So heartwarming and thoughtful.This book brought so many emotions to the forefront. From the first page to the last I was totally captivated. I can't say too much for fear of spoiling anything. The characters in The Rockin Chair are so real and raw, all of t...
Thank you The Story Plant via NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book! The Rockin Chair is a story about family - the brokenness that can happen in them all, the strength it takes to pull one back together, the faith needed to face the struggles, and the love required to weather the storm.Big...
Review by CaitlinClosed the CoverThe Rockin' Chair by Steven Manchester follows the life of the McCarthy family and all the secrets and torments the family carries along with them. John McCarthy is a second generation farmer in Montana. He still lives on the same farm that he himself grew up on as...
I'll be honest right now and say that if it wasn't for the author requesting that my book club read his book, I would not have picked this up. This book, for me, was grueling and a show of the strong effort that I had to put into it just to finish it. It was long - at some times I felt like my perce...
This is a faith in action kind of story. Brian enters the world as a much loved baby in the late 1970s. But a soy based formula recommended by his pediatrician for his sensitive stomach leads to permanent brain damage - and the doctor's don't give him much hope of a life. But his maternal Grandmo...
This book was emotionally draining but ultimately uplifting. It's a book about family, unconditional love and perseverance. I loved it. In a nutshell, Brian Mauretti is placed on a special formula because he is lactose intolerant. After months on the formula, his mother, Joan, is convinced that s...
Oh, this is such a heart-warming and emotional book. The summary really grabbed me being a mother myself and we are forever worried about our children. I hadn’t read anything from this author before, but I will be from now on. Steven Manchester has a lovely way of writing that draws the reader into ...
When Brian was born, his mother fed him food that was meant to nourish him, but instead it poisoned him. The doctors said that because of the formula fed to him that he will be unable to walk, talk or be a vegetable his entire life. But Brian's grandmother; Mama, never lost faith in her grand baby. ...
I would give this book a solid 4.5.The book is first person - the voice of Don DiMarco, the main character, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given 12 months to live. As he comes to grips with his destiny, Don makes a plan on how to spend those 12 months - visits down memory lane, a b...
Twelve Months by Steven ManchesteISBN: 9781611880533 Don DiMarco lives with his wife Isabella who not only loves her job in the house but also her job with disabled people.Riley their daughter after college is now an advocate for disabled people. She is now married to Michael and they have 2 kids....
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