Mapton Rising - Softcover

Maxfield, Sam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 152372806X ISBN 13: 9781523728060

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The hilarious follow up to The Last ResortWhen rumours of a potential swingers' camp start to circulate in Mapton-on-Sea, outspoken pensioner, Gina Pontin, leaps into action, forming protest group the Mapton Knights. Determined to 'Keep Mapton Decent' the residents soon find their town is a hotspot of scandal and hidden pasts. As events spiral farcically out of control, Mapton becomes a circus of media attention, but no one is quite sure who is cracking the whip.

About this title

About the Author

Sam Maxfield attempted to write her first full-length novel at eleven. She grew up in Canada and England. She moved seven times before she was eight years old and spent much of that time in her own imagination spinning stories. Sam holds a BA in English and History, as well as an MA in Creative Writing. She taught English Literature for twenty years and still runs creative writing workshops. More than anything Sam loves stories. She devours most genres, fiction and non-fiction. She is currently finishing the last book in the Mapton-on-Sea trilogy: The Last Resort, Mapton Rising, and Make it Mapton. Previous novels include the magic-realism Western, West of the Sunset, Victorian detective story The Army of Righteous Deliverance, and Maddie's Magic Christmas, her first book for children. She is a contributor to various magazines and newspapers.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 152372806X
• ISBN 13: 9781523728060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364