In 1909, a Montana widower with three sons places an ad looking for a housekeeper. This is the answer he receives. In spite of the unusual reply, Rose is hired and arrives in town with her curious brother, Morris, who is a bit of a scholar. When the local schoolmarm runs off to get married, Morris is pressed into service as the teacher. Both Rose and Morris change the lives of the local residents in unexpected ways. But there’s a reason they were so anxious to leave their home town . . .