Wonderful review up at BookLore for The Ascent of Isaac Steward ...
"The story left me with some very powerful evocative images; to an adult, the harshness of a Punch and Judy show as seen through the eyes of a child; the idea of a tree and what it means to us at different times in our life; how memories are distilled by time into single expressions regardless of role or circumstance. As someone unaccustomed to reading literary fiction, I do not know whether a series of beautifully clear impressions and images in the head of the reader are an acceptable goal for a writer, but as a reader, I rather enjoyed my afternoon inside the head of Isaac Steward."
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That strikes me as very good and honest review. You can't ask better than that:)
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