The tale of Oat Cake Crag : the cottage tales of Beatrix Potter bk. 7

EDITORIAL REVIEW: ** The latest tale in the "charming" (*Publishers Weekly*) Beatrix Potter series! ** In the Lake District, noisy test flights of the new hydroplane are disrupting life in the village of Near Sawrey. Miss Beatrix Potter can barely hear herself think-which she needs to do for the new case she's just taken up. Her friend Grace Lythecoe has been receiving some anonymous letters, threatening her good name. Now Beatrix must proceed quietly, so as not to arouse village gossip. And while her visit to Near Sawrey has proven to be anything but quiet, there is yet another piece of business for Beatrix to address: that of her own future. When she's offered a second chance at love, she decides that sometimes causing a disturbance can be well worth the trouble. Fiction,Biographical,Historical,General,Historical - General,American Historical Fiction,Mystery & Detective,England,Detective,Fiction - Mystery,Animals,Human-animal relationships,Villages,Women authors,Mystery & Detective - Historical,Women artists Miss Beatrix Potter has returned to Near Sawrey, where her friend Grace has been receiving anonymous letters that threaten her good name and her plans to marry. Beatrix must investigate quietly so as not to arouse village gossip. There is also the matter of Beatrix's own romantic future-as she's been offered a second chance at love. 1912. The Peace Of The Lake District Is Interrupted By The Noisy Test Flights Of A New Flying Machine: The Hydroplane-- And Beatrix's Friend Grace Is Receiving Anonymous Letters That Threaten Her Good Name And Her Plans To Marry. Susan Wittig Albert. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [281]).