What is Spring Grove, WI

The small town near Racine, WI, where Howard Goodwin moves his family to get away from vicious blacklisting in Prairie Center and to be near the jail that holds Alice. He rejects a few undesirable places before settling on a group of units called Pheasant Glade, of which Emma approves. The townhouse is newly painted and carpeted but small and flimsy compared to the farmhouse. The girls take an instant dislike to its smell, which is eliminated by adopting a cat. There is nowhere to plant flowers or play, but it is near the public library and the A&W where the Goodwins frequently eat. When Alice is released on bail, she paints flowers on the living room walls.