A comic caper in the vein of a classic Ealing Comedy. A novel where you root for the underdog and roar with laughter.
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Jam doughnuts have jam. They must have jam, right? But what if one doesn’t? And what if this is deliberate? A petulant act by the hero of this hilarious yarn. How can a jam doughnut create a ripple of events that builds in ascending increments to eventually consume an entire country and return to visit our hero and rogue baker, Bill Baxter?
“Only in America was a step in the right direction, but The Ripple Effect heralds Holland’s emergence into the big time”
– The Sunday Times
“Wonderfully funny set-pieces in this endearing study of English grit”
– The Times
What readers have to say
“If you’re looking for a heart-warming, funny and quick read, this is the book for you. This is Dominic Holland’s funniest book to date!”
“If you’re looking for a heart-warming, funny and quick read, this is the book for you. This is Dominic Holland’s funniest book to date!”
“Lots of Belly laughs. So clever – Ingenious; just what the doctor ordered”
“Lots of Belly laughs. So clever – Ingenious; just what the doctor ordered”
“…a moral spine, a hilarious plot and an outcome to warm the heart. What is not to LOVE.”
“…a moral spine, a hilarious plot and an outcome to warm the heart. What is not to LOVE.”
“Without any doubt, the funniest book I’ve read for many, many years. These so-called critics who wax lyrical about laugh-out-loud books – this one is the real thing.”
“Without any doubt, the funniest book I’ve read for many, many years. These so-called critics who wax lyrical about laugh-out-loud books – this one is the real thing.”
“…the funniest book I have read in a very long time. I first read it a few years ago, then lent it out. Just got it back and read it in two sittings. Brilliant stuff.”
“…the funniest book I have read in a very long time. I first read it a few years ago, then lent it out. Just got it back and read it in two sittings. Brilliant stuff.”
“The most fun I have had with a novel in many a year”
“The most fun I have had with a novel in many a year”