Fanny Funke considers herself a failure: she didn’t finish school, quarreled with her parents, and effectively ran away from home by taking a year-long internship at the old Swiss hotel “Château Janvier,” which everyone calls the Castle in the Clouds. At New Year’s, there’s no room to fall—everything is packed with society’s elite, including the family of a mysterious Russian oligarch, an American moneybag with many relatives, and a specialist in precious stones from London, accompanied by a charming grandson with the instincts of a robber. What brought them here? Are they really who they claim to be? And most importantly—who among them can be trusted? Trying to figure this out, Fanny finds herself at the center of incredible events…
On Kirsten Gier’s account: 7 national and European bestsellers and 3 films made based on them. You’re in for an atmospheric fantasy-detective-romance story. “Castle in the Clouds” is not a too-serious book—light, crisp, and sweet like meringue. The detective plot overlays Cinderella’s story in the setting of an old hotel, and the main heroine watches everything unfold with her own sense of humor and common sense. The audiobook is read by a well-known blogger, singer, and actress Polina Kareva.