Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil

by Oliver Darkshire

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324105917
• ISBN13: 9781324105916
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 288 Pages