Heidi

If you enjoy books with great heroines, then Heidi is for you!

Little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him but she brings happiness to all she meets. When Heidi is collected by her aunt to live with a new family, she can't bear to be away. Will she ever return to her true home and her beloved grandfather?

Not only does this edition have the complete, unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most out of the story, and gives lots of recommendations for other books you might enjoy.

Johanna Spyri was born in 1827 near Zurich in Switzerland, the daughter of the village doctor. In 1852 she married and moved to Zurich, publishing her first book in 1871. She was a prolific writer for both adults and children but is now chiefly remembered for Heidi, which was published in 1880 and inspired by the landscape of the Alps. Her husband and only son died in 1884 and she devoted the rest of her life to writing and charitable causes. She died in 1901.