Books like The Lucky Lawrences by Kathleen Thompson Norris

Gail Lawrence inherits a crumbling estate and the caretaking of four younger siblings at the age of twenty‑three. With only meager means, she keeps the Brothers and Sisters of the Lucky Lawrences together in a large, dilapidated house. Two men promise her affection: the lifelong friend and dependable Dick, and the wealthy, entertaining Van Murchison, whose invitations test her sense of loyalty and desire. Her sister Ariel, a fiery and beautiful seventeen‑year‑old, resists the family's poverty and the expectations placed upon her. She elopes with a suitor, spooking those who dote on her. Meanwhile, Gail balances work in the library with her duties at home, treading the fine line between tradition and modernity amid her family’s trials. The story centers on love, responsibility, and the choice between inheritance and independence.

First publish date: 1930