Finnish silence is one thing, but the silence in Kik Halonen's house is poison. Orphaned as infants, Kik and her sister Liisa, were taken in by the Halonen grandparents and grew up in northern Minnesota without knowing much about their parents. Kik goes to Finland to study the language, but what she finds, unravels family secrets and breaches the silence that has enveloped her life. Eloquently written, this 296-page paperback is a must-read for Finnish-Americans and everyone else who likes great reading.