Heidi (Signet Classics) - Softcover

Spyri, Johanna

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Synopsis

Left in the care of her grandfather after her parents' death, five-year-old Heidi thrives in her new environment until she is summoned to Frankfurt to serve as the companion to a crippled girl. Reprint.

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Review

Johanna Spyri's classic story of a young orphan sent to live with her grumpy grandfather in the Swiss Alps is retold in it's entirety in this beautifully bound hardcover edition. Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since it's original publication in 1880. Much more than a children's story, the narrative is also a lesson on the precarious nature of freedom, a luxury too often taken for granted. Heidi almost loses her liberty as she is ripped away from the tranquility of the mountains to tend to a sick cousin in the city. Happily, all's well that ends well, and the reader is left with only warm, fuzzy thoughts. Spryi's story will never grow wearisome--and this is a very appealing edition. --Naomi Gesinger

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