{"product_id":"the-devil-and-mrs-gooch","title":"The Devil and Mrs. Gooch","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDarkshire's delightful prose captivates. . . Fans of Terry Pratchett or Mark Waddell's socially conscious, humorous fantasies will adore Darkshire's 'Household Gramarye' books.--Matthew Galloway \"Library Journal (starred review)\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eIsabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Humorous and clever.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Becky Meloan, \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It will make you laugh and surprisingly tug on your heartstrings. . . . [L]eaves you with a feeling of hope and, dare I say it in these times, joy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Vanessa Armstrong, \u003cem\u003eReactor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A clever fantasy that abounds with medieval mystery and misadventures.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Tome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Witty. Whimsical. Smart. 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In such times, one would ordinarily blame the Devil, but he has been enchanted by a new and enticing evil: The jackbooted villainy of Gwendolyn Gooch, who has taken the hobs for her latest diabolical scheme--apartments for rent. As the hobs retrofit the gaudy Gooch Towers, the fate of the city lies in the hands of the arboreal Professor Green; his rare, complete set of the \u003cem\u003eHousehold Gramarye\u003c\/em\u003e; and its famulus, the prim Mrs. Bobkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delightful new novel in a series \"perfectly cut to fit the Pratchett-shaped hole in my heart\" (C. M. Waggoner), \u003cem\u003eThe Devil and Mrs. Gooch\u003c\/em\u003e is witty, imaginative, and brimming with charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHousehold Gramarye\u003c\/em\u003e series may be read in any order you wish, as wizards care little for strict sequentiality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 pg. 51 (EAN 9781324124467, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781324124467, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eDarkshire, Oliver\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOliver Darkshire\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \n\u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Tome\u003c\/em\u003e, a best-selling memoir about being an antiquarian bookseller at Henry Sotheran Ltd, and the first \n\u003cem\u003eHousehold Gramarye\u003c\/em\u003e novel \n\u003cem\u003eIsabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil\u003c\/em\u003e. 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