After WWII, Erika is sent from a concentration camp to a resettlement camp, then adopted by an American couple. Erika doesn't have words for what she finds in the small Midwestern town, but she knows she wants it. Her new sister's best friend "brings her out", then Erika falls prey to the despotic sexual whims of sister Judy. Finally, she finds peace with an older woman in the community-a teacher at her school. Introduces the term "kiki" to describe a woman who will go butch or femme.
