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Goodnight, Brian

By: Steven Manchester
Narrated by: Steve Marvel
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Fate was working against little Brian Mauretti. The food that was meant to nourish him was poisoning him instead, and the doctors said the damage was devastating and absolute. Fate had written off Brian. But fate didn’t count on a woman as determined as Brian’s grandmother, Angela DiMartino - who everyone knew as Mama. Loving her grandson with everything she had, Mama endeavored to battle fate. Fate had no idea what it was in for. An emotional tale about the strength of family bonds, unconditional love, and the perseverance to do our best with the challenging gifts we receive, Goodnight, Brian is an uplifting tribute to what happens when giving up is not an option.

©2012 Steven Manchester (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“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)
"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, author, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend)
“Wonderful fiction written by a great storyteller!” (Crystal Book Reviews)

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Several beautiful themes in this story

Initially a good story of family, love and faith. However the over use of themes of

family, love and faith moments/scenes makes the read want to say, " Ok, ok enough I've read this repeatedly. Lets move on. This its getting boring."

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Beautiful

What a touching story of Faith family and what a human being can accomplish with the Lord’s help. Just beautiful.

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This is such a loving story and so very true. It needs to be read by all. The love of a family that can over come anything if they set out to do it with love and compassion.

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Wonderful expose’ of soy formula

Beautiful gut wrenching story about what Syntex did in the 1970’s. Neo Mulsoy ruined many lives. Here is one. It melted my heart. I remember that being very popular for a while. Then omg!
Breast feed or animal milk is simply safer than Soy. Any Almond milk based formulas?

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awesome 👌

Loved this story. I wondered if it was based on true events and if a soy replacement formula did cause birth defects. Very touching story of a family nd their beliefs.

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Lessons to take to heart

There is a lesson on every page.
Be who you are created to be. And in the words of Winston Churchill, “Never, never, never give up. “

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I Loved it

Heartwarming and interesting. Reminds us to have faith in what you need and want to do, and to believe in yourself. Worth sharing and look forward to finding more from this author.

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Steven Manchester does it again

Brilliant, emotionally charged and eloquently written. Strongly recommend for those who enjoy good, relatable stories.

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nice book about faith,love and perseverance

lovely story about a grandmothers love for her family. vivid decriptions and Great lessons taught

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