![]() While watching two of her young charges, Sophie slides down a hill and comes to a stop in the middle of the road, narrowly missing being hit by Ben Montfort, son of Gordon Montfort, who owns the hotel along with his brother, Gilbert.īen is merely the first of the major hotel staff to be introduced. The grand hotel doesn't usually host many children, but this year, over the Christmas holiday, there is such a large population that Sophie must take on babysitting in addition to her regular duties. While A Castle in the Clouds is far more of a cozy mystery than a sweeping historical fantasy like the Ruby Red series, its precocious main character and huge, quirky supporting cast make this new novel just as enjoyable.ġ7-year-old high school dropout Sophie Spark is working a year-long internship at a picturesque hotel high in the Swiss Alps known as Castle in the Clouds. She was indeed the German author of the fabulous Ruby Red trilogy, books I read many years ago. ![]() I saw Romy Fursland's translator credit, and then flipped back to Kerstin Gier's bio. ![]() As soon as I opened to the title page of “A Castle in the Clouds,” something seemed familiar. ![]()
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