Wilbur Avenue

PRAISE FOR STEVEN MANCHESTER:


“The Rockin' Chair is a tightly knit tearjerker – a work better than anything Nicholas Sparks has ever written.”

– Jon Land, bestselling author of Pandora’s Temple


“Steven Manchester has a gift for expressing through his writing the complicated and transcendent beauty of the human experience with poignant clarity.”

– Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King on GOODNIGHT, BRIAN


“Steven Manchester’s Goodnight, Brian is a poignant, inspiring story about resilience and faith and one family’s enduring love that should be a model for us all.”

– James S. Hirsch, bestselling author, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend


“A poignant and riveting tale of the strength of familial love, Goodnight, Brian is a profound and very much recommended addition.”

– Midwest Book Review


As children, Rick Giles and Abby Gerwitz planted romantic seeds that would unexpectedly blossom later in their lives—a story told in the novel, PRESSED PENNIES. In this novelette featuring the characters from PRESSED PENNIES, after a magical summer Abby and the neighborhood gang receive some very bad news. Richard’s dad has accepted a new job and the Giles family is moving away. Abby is devastated because she’s losing the person who might be more important to her at this stage in her life than anyone else. As a final gift to Richard’s friends, Jim Giles takes the kids to Lincoln Park, an amusement park that hosts a day of unforgettable memories. The experiences they share there will resonate deep into their lives.