Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Mapton on Sea

  • Laughter, Tears, and Mayhem at the British Seaside
  • By: Sam Maxfield
  • Narrated by: Alison Larkin
  • Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

$0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Mapton on Sea cover art

Mapton on Sea

By: Sam Maxfield
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £18.99

Buy Now for £18.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Where We Belong cover art
Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove cover art
The Slow Lane Walkers Club cover art
Finding Love at Mermaid Terrace cover art
New Beginnings at Wildflower Lock cover art
The Charity Shop Detective Agency cover art
The Old Ducks' Club cover art
That Festive Feeling cover art
The Wrong Twin cover art
The Start of Something Wonderful cover art
A Christmas Proposal: A Peas and Carrots Short Story cover art
The Cornish Wedding Murder cover art
The House at Magpie Cove cover art
Christmas in the Little Irish Village cover art
The Friendship Tree cover art
The Happy Glampers cover art

Summary

Introducing the Mapton on Sea series by Sam Maxfield, narrated by award-winning narrator and comedian, Alison Larkin. Heartwarming, hilarious, and original, this brilliant new comic series has a love story, a little mystery, and a lot of laughs. If you’re looking for a light, engaging story that will make you laugh and cry, this one’s for you!

Stella loves her life in London, being far from the foul-mouthed, flame-haired grandmother who raised her. Then, she gets the dreaded call in the middle of the night, and finds herself living with Gina in the crazy coastal town of Mapton on Sea.

Whether it’s misbehaving dogs or gangs of pensioners racing mobility scooters along the promenade, as the June temperature soars, love shows up, and a mystery is revealed. Gina, Stella, and the residents of Mapton are in for a hilariously explosive summer.

Long-listed for the Women’s Fiction Prize. Exclusively for Audible, this audiobook includes a sample from the next book in the series, Mapton Strikes Back.

©2021 Sam Maxfield (P)2023 Alison Larkin Presents

Love Books? You'll Love Audible.

Transform your day

Transform your day

Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.

Listen everywhere

Listen everywhere

You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.

Carry your entire Library

Carry your entire Library

Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.

Listen and learn

Listen and learn

Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.

Reach your reading goals

Reach your reading goals

Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.

Find your niche

Find your niche

WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.

Try for £0.00 £7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

What listeners say about Mapton on Sea

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Definitely recommend

I have read the books published in this series and loved them. I was so delighted to find they are now appearing in audible and ordered the first one to listen to whilst on a long journey. I really enjoyed the audio. it was really well delivered with distinct characters and a tone that seemed to understand the book.
This story transports you to a world that is both hilarious, darkly so at times, but also with characters that have great depth. you feel really involved in the community.
I'm looking forward to the audio release of book 2 now,

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Laugh out loud funny !!

Absolutely loved listening to this book set in a part of the country I know well having had family members living in the surrounding areas, makes such a change.
The characters are such fun and the storyline unexpected. The narrator was great using different voices for different characters.
I laughed out loud many times and would love to be able to listen to the rest of the books in this series too . Highly recommend and I have, several times.


Audible … there are many reasons some of us prefer to listen to rather than read books as I’m sure you are aware, mine is that since loosing my husband to pancreatic cancer just 3 weeks after diagnosis, I find it almost impossible to concentrate and actually read a book like I used to , it’s much easier to listen , thanks

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!