Stephanie Makes a Scene
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Author(s)
Bruce W. Bishop
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| Publisher | Bruce Bishop Publishing |
| Publication | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 978-1068862823 |
| Pages | 212 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $6.99 |
Stephanie Makes a Scene
Her masterpiece can be achieved in Act III
At sixty-seven, playwright Stephanie Whittaker isn't looking to find herself; she's looking for the world to finally see her.
Stranded in Landers Cove but refusing to surrender, Stephanie calls a makeshift family: a handsome, grounded local chef, a fiercely loyal Trinidadian-Canadian volunteer, and a respected Metis elder. Together, they set out to mount the play in a deconsecrated church. But with a devastating car crash, an exposed money-laundering ring, and a looming intellectual property battle, Stephanie must orchestrate the performance of a lifetime to save her legacy - and realize that her own happily-ever-after is just beginning.
Praise for the precursor novel, Grow up, Rory Rafferty
“I looked forward to each reading time, to join the characters on their journey, to bear witness to their successes and their disappointments, the gains and the losses, and just often enough, some dreams coming true. … I highly recommend this novel.
- The Seaboard Review of Books
"A coming-of-age story with hilarity, maturity, and heart.”
- Sarah Butland, author of Losing it at 40
"...What makes this work particularly touching is the depiction of a sensation common to folk who move to the city. We have a bittersweet attachment to the places we left behind; even if those places were identity-suffocating...".
- G.L. Charlebois, in an unsolicited Amazon review
Author
Bruce W. Bishop
I was born and raised in a small town in eastern Canada. From a young age, I dreamt of seeing the world, but as I'm more of an introvert than extrovert, I'm not sure how I somehow managed to carve out a freelance career as a travel journalist and guidebook author for over a decade.
Novel writing was initially a novelty that began in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. I enjoyed the exercise so much that I wrote two follow-up books.
The fictitious characters in my novels are ordinary and somewhat forgotten souls in history who are faced with extraordinary options and decisions to make. What happens when adults are not what and who they are expected to be?
Unconventional Daughters (2020) was followed by Uncommon Sons (2021) and Undeniable Relations (2022), and the three are interlinked. They are set in the early to mid-20th century primarily in Nova Scotia, Canada. They can be read on their own, and not necessarily in any order.
Grow up, Rory Rafferty (2024), a coming-of-age dramedy that takes place in Toronto, Canada, in 1979-80 may be the first in another trilogy. Its follow-up, Stephanie Makes a Scene, is also a standalone novella, and was published in mid-April 2026.