![]() Deta must offload her niece as she must earn money by going to work for a family in Frankfurt, the Sesemanns.Īlmost immediately Heidi manages to disarm her grandfather with her delightful innocence and simple joy of life. A young orphan girl, Heidi, who has been looked after by her aunt Deta, is brought to live with her reclusive and somewhat grumpy grandfather. ![]() The plot of Heidi is pretty straight forward. Yet books don’t get to be classics for no reason, and Heidi proves to be as refreshing as the high mountain air that is the novel’s restorative motif. It’s place in popular culture has become almost ubiquitous, with umpteen movie versions made, most notably starring the queen of cute, Shirley Temple. ![]() Heidi is such a perennial classic that it’s easy to assume that it must be somewhat stale, tired and overly familiar. ![]()
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