The Lark Shall Sing
"There was no money, the family was scattered, and Lucille, who had mothered them all since she was sixteen, was going to be married. So the house must be sold; Lucille knew that was the only sensible things to do, but the family had other ideas. Home they came by whatever way they could, penniless and bedraggled but with certain new-found friends who were to help them to upset Lucille's plans--all her plans for a calm, settled and sensible life."--Publisher's website.