ISBN 978-1-7643511-1-9
EBOOK
The Development
The comfortable, placid, middle-class residents of a handsome apartment block in a leafy suburb take on their corrupt local council and an international building developer.
The council, led by a cunning mayor in the pocket of the developer, together with his manipulative CEO, secretly grant permission for a 45-storey tower on Windy Point Common, the residents’ little green sanctuary but also public land. When the apartment dwellers find out, their outrage and indignation drive them to start a protest movement that eventually galvanises the whole community. Led by elderly aristocrat Willow Davenport, the group’s members progressively uncover a series of shocking intrigues and illegal acts, and counter this malfeasance with brilliant tactical and legal moves, including using the media and stock market to their advantage.
Can a bunch of ordinary citizens defeat city hall and big money? Will people power win the day?
About the Author
Morgan Paull is a novelist who has had a long career in higher education and drug and alcohol treatment, along with decades of work with First Nations communities. Drawing on real life social action and deep personal experiences, he creates stories that reflect our modern world with a mixture of gravity and levity.