The Ripple Effect by Dominic Holland
The town of Middleton is under siege. Profit-hungry developers are moving in for the kill, determined to bamboozle the townspeople into submission and to see the local football ground turned into luxury flats. But one man is about to throw a jammy spanner in the works...Local baker Bill Baxter vents his frustration at the developers' plans by deliberately neglecting to put jam in a batch of doughnuts. Unbeknown to Bill, a rogue jamless doughnut sets in train a ripple of irrational anger which grows wave upon wave until finally it threatens to swamp the entire nation, leaving careers ruined, fortunes won and Parliament in turmoil. But where will it end? And what will become of Bill and his beloved town? Stand up comedian Dominic Holland delivers another slick slice of comedy that will have you roaring with laughter, rooting for the good guys and relegating the villains to the bottom of the table.
"- '[Only in America is] an LA to London love story to rival Notting Hill' - Heat- 'A fine stand up comic has turned into a first class, laugh out loud novelist. Read and enjoy' - Barry Cryer - 'I read this book in one sitting and absolutely loved it. Funny, sweet and sharp with a wonderful story' - Graham Norton - 'A funny and sweetly romantic debut' - Daily Mail - 'Short, smart and packed full of jokes, if this book wore glasses it would be Dominic Holland' - Nick Hancock 'The characterisation is warm, the dialogue is witty, and the plot - friendly, feel-good fantasy - will make you smile' - Guardian - 'Hilarious modern fairytale' - Hello! - 'His hilariously funny and sharply written novel is the type of light-hearted work you'd expect from such a comic' - Western Mail - 'A modern fairy-tale complete with smart and beautiful heroine, masterful hero and a series of farcical mix-ups and mistaken identities that will keep them apart till the last few pages' - Scotsman - 'This book is the best thing to come out of Holland since tulips' - Harry Hill
Dominic Holland is an award-winning stand up comedian and broadcaster who has made countless television appearances, and whose Radio Four Show, The Small World of Dominic Holland won the Comic Heritage Award for best radio series. His first novel, Only in America, was published to great acclaim and is available from Flame.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340826003 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340826002 |
| Titel | The Ripple Effect |
| Autor | Dominic Holland |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2003-06-09 |
| Seitenanzahl | 352 |
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