Debut Novel from Senior Editor of The View From Here

"The Ascent of Isaac Steward? Well, I expect book sales of 25 million..." 

(Obama's remark drew laughter and a high-five from Mike)


The release date for the debut literary novel The Ascent of Isaac Steward from Mike French, the senior editor of The View From Here and published by Cauliay Publishing  is ....

June 16th 


You can now pre-order the novel here:



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"Moving and lyrical, original and hypnotic—Mike French’s The Ascent of Isaac Steward is a remarkable debut novel”
MICHAEL KIMBALL, Dear Everybody




 About the Book

Isaac Steward thinks he has had a good life so far.
That is what he chooses to remember.

Written with a literary, lyrical voice, The Ascent of Isaac Steward follows Isaac in an emotional and original tale 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. 

Read an interview with Mike about getting a publishing contract at EssentialWriters.com: click here.

Mike's blog: http://mikefrenchuk.com