This is a true story about Kaisu, a young Finnish girl who leaves her war-torn homeland to spend a year as an au pair in England. It will be a year that transforms her life and her view of the world. Kaisu's destination is a big old house that belongs to a by-gone era, where the long-dead "master" is venerated, family customs are punctiliously kept, and old retainers cling on. -e house, in Birmingham, is owned by one of the Cadbury family, who presides in lonely dominion over her dusty empire. From its strict rules and convent-like existence, Kaisu is rescued by an ambitious man who needs a...
This is a true story about Kaisu, a young Finnish girl who leaves her war-torn homeland to spend a year as an au pair in England. It will be a year th...