Steven H. Manchester Reviews

Added July 8, 2005

Pressed Pennies

Author: Steven Manchester
Publisher: Sunpiper Press
Available At: Bookstores Everywhere
Publishing Date: September 2006
Genre: Fiction: Mainstream
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 0977005046
Author Email/Website: http://www.stevenmanchester.com/index.htm
Reviewer: Joyce Handzo
Rating: 9 Gargoyles

Pressed Pennies is priceless! Steve Manchester has an obvious love of words and an amazing ability to use those words to create lasting images in the reader's mind. His detail-oriented, richly drawn characters and descriptions make this story leap off the pages.

This novel looks at the many faces of love. There is love lost and found again, love in the winter of life, and even love between parents and children. The large cast of characters helps to develop an engaging story that is rich in dialogue and drama. The subplots seamlessly weave together to form a perfect circle of life.

It all starts in the spring of 1978 with childhood friends, Abby and Rick. Readers will enter into this special time of their lives when they first feel the wonder of love. The descriptions and the minute details of this year will both amaze and thrill readers. It was almost like stepping into a time machine to relive that age of innocence.

Yet, change is an inevitable part of life, and the author gently takes us through the years. There is a tender beauty in these pages, which seems to sing to the reader. Poetry is scattered throughout, as the different characters seek to express themselves. It should be noted that the author is also an accomplished poet and these verses are an added bonus to an already remarkable novel!

At one point in the book, Rick speaks these words: "Good writers make people think, while great writers make their readers feel." Steve Manchester is in the latter category. He has creatively captured a story in words, and invites everyone to experience it with all of their senses!

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