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The Tale of Hill Top Farm

The Tale of Hill Top Farm Paperback, mass market - 2005

by Albert, Susan Wittig

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In this first of the Cottage Tales, animal lover and all-around Good Samaritan Beatrix Potter, the creator of the Peter Rabbit tales, is ready to help solve local mysteries. With her entourage of animal friends, Beatrix sets out to win over the human hearts of Sawrey, where she's just bought a farm.

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Berkley, 2005-10-04. Paperback, Mass Market. Very Good. Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter Mystery Series 1 Paperback, Mass Market - Binding square & tight, tanning, no marks, no stickers - 6.75 x 4.1 x .88 inches 5.4 oz
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  • Title The Tale of Hill Top Farm
  • Author Albert, Susan Wittig
  • Binding Paperback, Mass Market
  • Edition Berkley Prime Cr
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berkley, New York
  • Date 2005-10-04
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 251
  • ISBN 9780425201015 / 0425201015
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 in (16.76 x 10.67 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, England
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

The author of Peter Rabbit and other tales, Beatrix Potter is still, after a century, beloved by children and adults worldwide. In this first Cottage Tale, Albert introduces Beatrix, an animal lover and Good Samaritan with a knack for solving mysteries. With help from her entourage of talking animal friends, Beatrix sets out to win over the human hearts of Sawrey, where she's just bought an old farm--and plans to stay.

From the publisher

Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow’s Tears, Cat’s Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.

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Media reviews

"Promises to be a series with legs-and tails." —Publishers Weekly



"Endearing...resonates with charm...sleuth Beatrix positively shines." —School Library Journal

Citations

  • Ingram Paperback Advance, 09/01/2005, Page 34

About the author

Susan Wittig Albert grew up on a farm in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley. A former professor of English and a university administrator and vice president, she is the author of the China Bayles Mysteries, the Darling Dahlias Mysteries, and the Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter. Some of her recent titles include Widow's Tears, Cat's Claw, The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose, and The Tale of Castle Cottage. She and her husband, Bill, coauthor a series of Victorian-Edwardian mysteries under the name Robin Paige, which includes such titles as Death at Glamis Castle and Death at Whitechapel.

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