Complex sentence: The people of Cold Sassy disapprove of Rucker's hasty marriage, and rumors spread quickly in the small town, but Will spends much time at the Blakeslee home and becomes friends with Miss Love.
Split into simpler sentences: The people of Cold Sassy disapprove of Rucker's hasty marriage, and rumors spread quickly in the small town. Will, however, spends a great deal of time at the Blakeslee house and becomes friends with Miss Love.