Dominica's Castle (Dominica's Castle) (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Dominica's Castle (Dominica's Castle) Tuesday, August 11 2009.

• The history of a landmark house near Independence, Kansas, told through the memories of a pioneer girl from Switzerland named Dominica, creates a beautiful backdrop for this book by Wilma Andrews.
  While most longtime residents of Montgomery County, Kansas are familiar with the unusual house bearing the name "BELMONT" on its front, few of them know the origins of the structure, its green glass lettering bearing the name "BELMONT" or the reason for the two large castle doors at its entrances.
  "Dominicas Castle" provides all the answers. The story is beautifully told about the little girl living in Switzerland who always wanted to live in a castle bearing the name "Belmont" located on a mountain near her home. While a move to America would change her vocation and allow her to meet new friends and marry the man of her dreams, she still yearned to live in Belmont.
  You will share Dominica's dreams and feel her passion as you browse these pages and find yourself wanting to slowly drive by the "Kansas Belmont Castle", which still stands now occupied by a descendant of the Swiss girl with the lovely name, Dominica.

  Contributed by Rudy Taylor, a southeast Kansas newspaper publisher and author of an award-winning book, "Light on Main Street"