title: The Tale of Castle Cottage (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter)
author:  Susan Wittig Albert 
description: &ldquo;Albert&rsquo;s delightful eighth Beatrix Potter cozy smoothly blends fact and fiction.&rdquo;--<i>Publishers Weekly</i>
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