The Tale of Holly How - Hardcover

Susan Wittig Albert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1587248336 ISBN 13: 9781587248337

Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Book 2 in The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter

Everyone in the sleepy village of Sawrey, Beatrix Potter's new home, has a good word to say about local shepherd Ben Hornby. Unfortunately, old Ben has had nothing but trouble this year. His barn burnt down and his cows died. Then Beatrix finds him dead in the meadow and suspects foul play. But there's no evidence, and anyway, who would have done such a thing?

About this title

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.

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School–In this second entry in a delightful and cozy mystery series, Albert hits her stride. Miss Potter is starting to make a life for herself, both on her farm and in the villages of Far and Near Sawrey. She's acquired a herd of Herdwick sheep, is remodeling the farmhouse, and is slowly recovering from the death of her fiancé. Nefarious and curious events begin to happen: the body of a local shepherd is found at the base of a cliff; a pair of badgers is missing, presumably to be used in an illegal badger-baiting fight; and rich Lady Longford is putting forward her own candidate to teach in the Sawrey School. The animals (who can talk to one another) have been joined by the redoubtable Professor Galileo Newton Owl and the stalwart Bosworth Badger XVII, hotelier and genealogist of the badger clan. The plot moves swiftly and surely, with deft characterizations and comic charm, culminating in a rally of Big Folk and animals to save the innocent and punish the guilty. As in the first Cottage Tale, Albert has included research resources, recipes, a glossary, a map, an author's note, and a particularly helpful cast of characters. Teens will enjoy this small gem of a mystery revolving around the sweet Miss Potter, her neighbors, and the charming creatures she holds dear.–Jane Halsall, McHenry Public Library District, IL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1587248336
• ISBN 13: 9781587248337
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 445