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Heidi

By: Johanna Spyri
Narrated by: Johanna Ward
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High in the Swiss Alps, Heidi, a five-year-old orphan, comes to live with her grandfather. His neighbors say he is a fierce old hermit of whom they are all afraid.

Heidi, however, proves to be a remarkable, unaffected child, who quickly charms her grandfather. In fact, for Heidi, nothing could be better than living with him. She has a genuine enthusiasm for life in the mountains: for the goats, which she helps Peter to tend, the spring flowers on the Alm, and the simple hay bed that she occupies in the loft.

However, her Aunt Dete doesn't understand, and it is a sad day when she takes Heidi to live in a strange city with a strange family that wants a companion for their young invalid daughter named Klara. Heidi does her best to be a friend to Klara, but her longing for home becomes too much to bear.

This beloved classic has delighted children and their parents for decades and will continue to do so with its winning heroine, memorable characters, and engaging portrait of a quaint Alpine village.

(P)1994 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Literature & Fiction Heartfelt Feel-Good
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“Heidi has charmed and intrigued readers since its original publication in 1880…Spryi's story will never grow wearisome.”

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Heidi is an old favourite of mine, long forgotten. I am so pleased to have spotted it on Audible and I am not disappointed. Beautifully read by Johanna Ward, the whole picture created by the author Johanna Spyri came through easily. Well worth listening to and I highly recommend this for both adults and children as it has a moral quality worth hearing.

The child and the goat boy

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As a child, I loved this book and read it more than once. Now in my seventies, I find it just as satisfying.

Lovely.

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Well worth hearing this unabridged recording as nothing is sacrificed from the original. Hearing the whole tale means the subsequent saccharine versions can be forgotten!

A wonderful return to a childhood story

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Clearly read, with very clear emphasis and feeling. Highly recommended this as a starter book for all ages.

Clear speach

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A beautiful book, beautifully read. Famously a children's favourite but just as wonderful for adults too.

Classic literature

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