Cover of Heidi's Alp: One Family's Search for Storybook Europe

Heidi's Alp: One Family's Search for Storybook Europe

One spring morning in 1985, Christina Hardyment and her four daughters set out from their Oxford home to trace the roots of stories that have captured the imaginations of generations of children worldwide.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 257 pages

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