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Publisher: Hachette Australia
Edition: 1
ISBN:
9781399743846
Publication Date: 2025
Bind Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil
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A witty, cosy adult fantasy in which a beleaguered farmer's wife decides to try her hand at magic - and causes her quiet village to fall into chaos (including, but not limited to, depressed sentient animals, talking herbs, and villainous ponzi schemes involving goblin fruit) In a tiny, miserable farm on the edge of the tiny, miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is trying to get on with her equally tiny and miserable existence. Dividing her time between tormenting her feckless husband, inadequately caring for the farm's strange collection of animals, cooking up 'scrunge', and crooning over her treasured pot of basil, Isabella can't help but think that there might be something more to life. So, while she's initially aghast when Mr. Nagg returns to the farm with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she soon starts to think: what harm could a little magic do? Thus begins Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil, a novel of sentient depressed farm animals, a talking pot of basil, wizards, and an entrepreneurial villain running a goblin fruit Ponzi scheme. Cosy, full of wit and Pratchett-ian footnotes, Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil is a ultimately a story about claiming a new life and finding oneself. And also, goblins, capitalism, and sorcery. PRAISE FOR ONCE UPON A TOMEExtremely entertainingLaugh-out-loudPeculiarly hilarious and/or hilariously peculiar!An utter treat - Daily MailMr. Darkshire is a witty observer ... charming - Wall Street JournalUtterly charmingDarkshire is an exciting new voice brimming with self-effacing charm Oliver Darkshire is trying very hard not to think about his life choices, or how he got here. He lives in Manchester with his husband, and once a week they sit down to figure out how they will fit another bookcase into his study without blocking the door. A witty, cosy adult fantasy in which a beleaguered farmer's wife decides to try her hand at magic - and causes her quiet village to fall into chaos (including, but not limited to, depressed sentient animals, talking herbs, and villainous ponzi schemes involving goblin fruit)