NWT Phyllis Pritchett De Martini Memoirs of a Mansion Hard cover

NWT Phyllis Pritchett De Martini Memoirs of a Mansion Quoted from the book cover: “"Although it may shock you, I was conceived on a drafting board. It happened on a rainy day in the office of my architect, Monsieur Ernest Devolz, in the city of Fribourg in Switzerland." Phyllis Pritchett de Martini brings a century- old villa to life by giving it a voice of its own. The villa, built in the shadow of the ramparts of a medieval town, recounts its history through two wars, earthquakes, tornadoes, pandemics, the joys and sorrows of the Swiss family who built it, and the American couple who bought and restored it. The villa's amusing perspective of the human condition will delight readers as it passes from the belle epoque through the industrial and digital revolutions. Funny, factual, and wise, Memoirs of a Mansion is a thoroughly enjoyable read.”