Oliver Darkshire

Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil: A Novel (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A hilarious and surprisingly moving cozy fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Once Upon a Tome.

This debut novel by beloved rare bookseller and memoirist Oliver Darkshire reimagines the Decameron heroine Isabella (with her creepy pot of basil) in a world of sentient animals, talking plants, and shape-shifting wizards.

In a tiny farm on the edge of the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is just trying to get on with her tiny, miserable existence. Dividing her time between tolerating a feckless husband, fending off snide neighbors, and cooking up scrunge, Isabella can't help but think that there might be something more to life. When Mr. Nagg returns home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she thinks: What harm could a little magic do?

As Isabella embarks on a journey of self-discovery with a grouchy cat-like companion, Darkshire's imagination runs wild, plunging readers into a delightfully deranged world full of enchantment and folkloreas well as goblins, capitalism, and sorcery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781324105923
• Artikelnr.: 72259672

Autorenporträt

Oliver Darkshire (@DeathByBadger) is the author of Once Upon a Tome, his memoir about being an antiquarian bookseller at Henry Sotheran Ltd. He lives in Manchester, England, with his husband and his neglectfully curated collection of books.