Main character Helmi is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. All she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant. Everything... Read allMain character Helmi is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. All she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant. Everything else is a discovery that runs the course of a century--a life full of surprises for Helmi... Read allMain character Helmi is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. All she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant. Everything else is a discovery that runs the course of a century--a life full of surprises for Helmi. In this house she finds happiness and suffering, passion and disappointment. She grows u... Read all