The World of Jennie G.

Jennie and Alick Gilchrist are bound for the coast of Maine, fleeing Scotland and its painful memories. They immediately set to building a new life for themselves--Alick building boats, and Jennie teaching the well-to-do MacKenzie children--but while Alick is fixing to live out his days on American soil, Jennie is biding her time and saving money for the passage back to England.