Johanna Spyri grew up in rural Switzerland, and the unique nature of the Alps lives on in all of her works. Her most famous book, "Heidi," a story about a little orphan girl sent to live with her grandfather in a lonely cottage high in the mountains, was published in 1880 and went through thirteen editions in ten years.
Heidi has an open soul. She is ready to love everything and everyone: the stern Alm-Uncle, the boy Peter, the goats, the mountains, the lonely doctor, the elderly grandmother, her sick friend... The only thing that can sadden her and make the stars in her eyes go out is a lack of freedom. The comfortable cage of city life is not for her. Heidi is a bright, cheerful, pure, and very active creature who brings joy into the lives of everyone she meets. So, what was life like for a little girl in the vast mountains?
Author: Johanna Spyri
Author: Alexandra Liukkonen
Translator: Ekaterina Vilmont
Pages: 288 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 238x170x25 mm
Series: Romantic
