The Ripple Effect
- ISBN-10
- 0340819871
- ISBN-13
- 9780340819876
- Series
- The Ripple Effect
- Category
- Soccer fans
- Pages
- 344
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-02
- Author
- Dominic Holland
Description
One town under siege . . . One batch of doughnuts . . . One ripple of resentment. Profit-hungry developers are swarming over Middleton, determined to see the local football ground turned into luxury flats. But they haven't counted on the spirited resistance of local baker, Bill Baxter, who vents his frustration at the developers' plans by neglecting to put jam into a batch of doughnuts. Unbeknown to Bill, a rogue jamless doughnut sets in train a ripple of irrational anger that 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 Middleton? 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.
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