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The Ascent of Isaac Steward is my first novel published by Cauliay Publishing June 2011.
The book follows Isaac Steward as he struggles to deal with the resurfacing of a suppressed memory.
Isaac becomes increasingly dysfunctional and delusional as the story unfolds bringing into play childhood memories of a Punch and Judy show and the revelation from his half-brother, Ishmael, that he must be brought to a tree from his father’s wood called The Dandelion Tree.
To help him, Isaac slips in and out of being Major Tom Donaldson, an SAS commander fashioned by his mind to help him regress back to a time of naiveté and happiness. But Donaldson brings only death and violence and Isaac struggles to keep a grip on reality as he descends into his mind.
Paul Burman interviews me over at his blog about The Ascent of Isaac Steward here.
"Moving and lyrical, original and hypnotic—Mike French’s The Ascent of Isaac Steward is a remarkable debut novel”
MICHAEL KIMBALL, Dear Everybody
“Reminiscent of the surrealist literary experiments of James Joyce’s Finnegan's Wake but blessedly readable The Ascent of Isaac Steward is insanely ambitious, startlingly odd, boldly conceived and executed with tremendous confidence. One of the most extraordinary novels I've ever read.”
R.N. MORRIS, A Razor Wrapped in Silk
"A real neo-modernist triumph and in a nihilistic
world is definitely worth your time and patience."
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"Ambitious, eccentric tale of madness." PUBLISHERS
WEEKLY
"Powerful evocative beautifully clear impressions and images." BOOKLORE
"Linguistically this is a powerfully done novel, with exquisite prose and an interesting psychological premise." THE COMPULSIVE READER
"Powerful evocative beautifully clear impressions and images." BOOKLORE
"Linguistically this is a powerfully done novel, with exquisite prose and an interesting psychological premise." THE COMPULSIVE READER
"Extraordinary: Atmospheric and original - tipped to
be the surprise hit of the year!" WATERSTONES
“Daringly unusual.” FICTIONBITCH
"A richness and abundance of imagination and
originality, beauty of imagery, tenderness, vividness and page after page of
surprise and variety." The Lancashire Writing Hub
"Wonderfully unique and experimental."
PAUL BURMAN, The Grease Monkey's Tale
“Utterly compelling and
mesmerising.” SHANTA
EVERINGTON, Marilyn and Me
