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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 enjoys a genuine enthusiasm for life: for the goats, which she helps Peter to tend; for the spring flowers on the Alm; for the thick slices of bread and cheese that her grandfather prepares for her; and for the simple hay bed that she occupies in the loft of his hut.

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 who 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.

Public Domain (P)1994 by Blackstone Audiobooks Classics Literature & Fiction Heartfelt Feel-Good
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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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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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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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