Zurich

It is the second of February — Romy von Arx's eleventh birthday — and it is snowing. This is no reason whatsoever not to have a pool party.Floating in the steam of the heated pool, watching fat white snowflakes melt over the turquoise water, Romy makes a birthday wish. She will not tell a single soul what it is. Not Liesl. Not the boys. Not even Biscuit, the smallest and most dramatic puppy in Swi...