The Story of Heidi Spiri

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Spiri was born in Johanna, Louise Husser, attended school in Zurich as well after doing finishing school in her hometown. She married a young to a guy, a lawyer, which then moved them to Zurich full time. It is now hard to know exactly how much of the story being Heidi is really autobiographical and took place in Johannesburg's life. Shortly before her death, the author burnt all her diaries and most of her letters.

Heidi, Heidi, Heidi! Everyone's talking about this adorable ragamuffin, a precocious child who lights up every life she touches like a ray of God's perfect sunshine. This week we learn that living in a hut in the Swiss Alps is better than living in a city, and that if you roast a piece of cheese just right it sounds like the best food you could ever eat.

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