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THE SCANDALOUS TALE OF AGNES BIGGENBOTTEN
CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN
ISBN#: 9781770650329
February 2010
Eternal Press
http://www.eternalpress.com
eBook
$5.95
101 Pages
Light Erotic Romance, Humor
Rating: 4 Cups
Agnes Biggenbotten has led both an adventurous as well as heart-rending life. She has been accused of being a witch, loved by a Baron who died, adopted by a fatherly man who taught her to be strong, and finally recognized the love of her life when he comes back into her life.
Young Lukas is no longer the young man he once was, although he is still the man who stood up for the woman no one would defend. He has waited all these years for her to come back into his life and make it complete.
Agnes has traveled the long and winding road of life for it to only lead her back to where it all started. Will the assassin bent on her death find her, or will she finally have her happily ever after?
Christopher Newman has a unique voice in writing. I rather enjoyed the different voices he used and how he spoke directly to the reader. Agnes Biggenbotten is a special lady in a time when women were taught that their looks were all they would need. It was refreshing to read a story of such a strong but feminine character. The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten is well worth the read.
Delane
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Just a friendly note that this book is in paperback at Amazon.com for the low price of $6.50! I got my copy the other day and was pleasantly pleased with the quality of the book itself.
“The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten” my light erotic romance/humor novel available at Eternal Press has received it’s first review. Read below what the Book Wenches had to say about it.
Reviewed by: BD Whitney of Book Wenches
http://www.bookwenches.com/February10reviews.htm
In the tiny hamlet of Lower East Drearie, there once lived a tavern maid by the name of Agnes Biggenbotten. Big of heart, tiny of mind, and plush of posterior, Agnes was an object of lust for many of the hamlet’s men and a target for jealousy and degradation by much of the womenfolk. Although she rarely had a coherent thought, she was happy with her life in the tavern, but that life took a nosedive one fateful day when the mayor dropped dead of a heart-attack while chasing her in a fit of lust. Accused of murder and witchcraft as a result, Agnes was forced to flee, leaving her home and the man that truly loved her behind.
This is the tale of Agnes’ adventures, both good and ill, and her education and transformation from an innocent and ignorant barmaid to a lady and a duchess. It is the story of how she loved and lost, how she came into her fortune, and how she finally won her heart’s desire.
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Christopher Newman’s clever novella The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten is a fast-paced romp of a story that will entertain and delight you. This humorous and completely improbable tale, set in a fictional land that looks suspiciously like historic England, is a story within a story, and it features a host of comic and over-the-top characters, a plot that is a combination of farce and soap opera, and narrator who, quite frankly, steals the show.
The main character in The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten is the storyteller, who promises his listeners “a fantastic tale of love, tragedy, and derring-do” in exchange for a pint of stout. Mr. Newman has given this narrator a unique voice that carries throughout, peppering the story with wry comments and colorful asides and adding an irresistible interpersonal element to the narrative. As I read this story, I truly felt as if I were sitting across the table from the storyteller, listening to his outrageous tale and interacting with him as he speaks. In fact, I was prepared to have to buy him another pint to keep him talking. Couldn’t have him getting a dry mouth before he ended his tale, now could I?
Mr. Newman incorporates a number of characteristics into this story that enhance its comic nature. The names are wonderful and descriptive of the characters. Besides Agnes Biggenbotten of the big bottom, we have the less-than-stellar mayor Dubious Finch, the hateful man of the cloth Milo Proper, the unpleasant but tenacious witch hunter Finneas Weevel, and Duke Von Boor who most definitely is a boor of the lowest caliber. In addition, the titles of the chapters are hilarious and are almost as entertaining as the narrative.
I found reading The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten to be simply a whole a lot of fun. This is a story to read when you need a smile or perhaps a laugh or two. It is fluffy and fun and larger than life, and I found it to be well worth my time. I hope the storyteller comes back soon with another tale. I’ll gladly spring for the first pint; you can buy the next.
–Bobby
There are quite a few milestones in a writer’s career and they usually go something like this:
1. First acceptance letter (either publisher or agent)
2. First contract
3. First release
4. First royalty check
5. First review
and so forth and so on…
I have hit a long awaited milestone today–my book “The Scandalous Tale of Agnes Biggenbotten (Eternal Press) is now available in PRINT on Amazon.com. I cannot express how incredible stoked, happy and surprised at this. If you’re interested in holding an actual copy of one of my books in your hand go to:
For the record, if you want it signed I would be most happy to do so. Please contact me at:
We’ll work out the details…
Ciao!
Chris
Christopher C. Newman 