Themaincharacter, Helmi, isbornintothehouseofBaronvonStrandmanninOld-TownTallinn, in1908.TheonlythingthatsheknowsforsureaboutherpastisthathermotherwasanEstonianservantgirl.Everythingelseisadiscoveryduringalifethatrunsthecourseofacentury-alifethathasquitealotofsurprisesinstoreforHelmi.Inthishouseshef...