Hateship Loveship

Johanna Parry must move to a new town to begin work as a housekeeper for Mr. McCauley, an elderly man who needs help keeping house, and to be a caretaker for McCauley's granddaughter, Sabitha. She meets Sabitha's father and McCauley's son-in-law, Ken, who does not live with Sabitha or McCauley, but instead resides in Chicago. Sabitha's best friend, Edith, tells Johanna (after Johanna asks where Sabitha's mother lives) that Ken's wife died several years ago.