Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil
a novel
$59.63
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2025
Summary
Isabella Nagg and the Bewitching Basil
In the tiny, miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg endures a small, dreary life. She divides her time between her feckless husband, peculiar farm animals, cooking unappetizing “scrunge,” and cherishing her beloved pot of basil. Isabella can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to existence. When Mr. Nagg brings home a spell book stolen from the local wizard, she wonders, “What harm could a little magic do?”
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324105916 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324105917 |
| Author: | Oliver Darkshire |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 341g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 145mm x 23mm |
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“With more humour than you can shake a homemade apple-tree wand at, and a folkloric world of magic tomes, snarky almost-cats and the twin menaces of goblins and capitalism, Darkshire’s story is a bubbling cauldron overflowing with imagination and charm.” – Chris Sugden, creator of Victoriocity and co-author of High Vaultage
About The Author
Oliver Darkshire
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.
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