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Book Of The Month:
Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by by Oliver Darkshire
We think you will like this month’s featured Book of the Month. Join us in exploring this wonderful book, then let us know what you think.
Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil
by Oliver Darkshire
“This debut novel by beloved rare bookseller and memoirist Oliver Darkshire reimagines a heroine of Boccaccio’s Decameron in a delightfully deranged world of talking plants, walking corpses, sentient animals, and shape-shifting sorcerers. As Isabella and her grouchy, cat-like companion set off to save the village from an entrepreneurial villain running a goblin-fruit Ponzi scheme, Darkshire’s tale revels in the ancient books and arcane folklore of a new and original kind of enchantment.”
“When I first pondered this title, I thought of whimsy and empowerment. Weird mix, I know, but stay with me. We follow Isabella, our protagonist, on an adventure set out for her by her husband… accidentally and much to his chagrin. Isabella originally just wanted to make her life easier with magic, but finds that she is destined for more. One spoiler, I hate the pot of basil, and I hope you do too. ” – BookNook Staff