Dad: A Novel

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Pub Date 15 Jun 2021 | Archive Date 17 Aug 2021

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Description

Three generations of dads, playing traditional roles in each other's lives, arrive simultaneously at significant crossroads. The decisions they make and the actions they take will directly – and eternally – affect each other.


After a life of hard work and raising children, Robert is enjoying his well-deserved retirement when he discovers that he has an illness he might not be able to beat. At 19, Jonah is sprinting across the threshold of adulthood when he learns, stunningly, that he's going to become a father. And Oliver – Robert's son and Jonah's dad – has entered middle age and is paying its demanding price. While reconciling the time and effort it has taken him to reach an unfulfilling career and an even less satisfying marriage, he realizes that it's imperative that he keep it all together for the two men who mean everything to him.


When different perspectives lead to misunderstandings that remain unspoken – sometimes for years – it takes great strength and even more love to travel beyond the resentment.


Dad: A Novel chronicles the sacred legacy of fatherhood.

Three generations of dads, playing traditional roles in each other's lives, arrive simultaneously at significant crossroads. The decisions they make and the actions they take will directly – and...


Advance Praise

“Heartfelt and uplifting, DAD is Steven Manchester at his best. An absorbing story of reconciliation, love, and the ripple effects of the past.”

– Carla Neggers, New York Times bestselling author, COLD RIVER


“Steven Manchester's DAD is a poignant portrait of fatherhood and the triumphs and tragedies of being a husband, a father, and a son. A must read for men of all ages.”

– Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author, THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF SAM HELL


“Steven Manchester writes with heart. Raw, probing and honest―keep the hankies close.”

– Tanya Anne Crosby, New York Times bestselling author, THE KING'S FAVORITE


“Steven Manchester once again proves he doesn't just tell a good story so much as he paints a vivid, multi layered portrait. Enthralling from its frantic start, and written with all the confidence of a seasoned literary veteran, DAD is both a poignant and inspiring read.”

– Vincent Zandri, New York Times bestselling author, THE GIRL WHO WASN'T THERE and THE REMAINS


“Steven Manchester is a master at understanding the psyches of ordinary American men, and a poet at writing about them. You will reach the end of this book smiling through your tears.”

– Judith Arnold, USA Today bestselling author, THE DADDY SCHOOL and FULL BLOOM


“From a perspective too seldom explored, Steven Manchester offers a sensitive and sympathetic recounting of the significant challenges and rewards of fatherhood through the eyes of three men experiencing its different stages.”

– Donald Hubin, PhD, Chair of National Parents Organization

“Heartfelt and uplifting, DAD is Steven Manchester at his best. An absorbing story of reconciliation, love, and the ripple effects of the past.”

– Carla Neggers, New York Times bestselling author...


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Featured Reviews

A poignant, tender family journey that holds love, fear, acceptance, hope and anticipation!
Truly a story that will have you reading and re-reading pages when patriarch, Robert speaks to his son, Oliver, and his family.
Robert has had a life well-lived, but the clock is running out for him and he has so much more to tell.
Will there be enough time to say it all? Can his family listen and understand?
There are so many lessons to be learned for both the characters inside these pages and the readers while they turn the pages of this novel.
Do yourself a favor, don't let time run out!
Read this book! It is what we all could use at this time!


"It's folks' attitudes that decide how happy they are, and what they think of those around them. People carry judgements with them--good or bad." Robert smiled. "The one person you can never escape from is yourself, so make sure you keep a good attitude."

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