The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less - Softcover

Ryan, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416510818 ISBN 13: 9781416510819

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2005

Synopsis

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio introduces Evelyn Ryan, an enterprising woman who kept poverty at bay with wit, poetry, and perfect prose during the "contest era" of the 1950s and 1960s. Standing up to the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated ideas about women, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for innovation, all the while raising her six sons and four daughters with the belief that miracles are an everyday occurrence. The inspiration for a major motion picture, Evelyn Ryan's story is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit and sense of humor can triumph over adversity every time.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"A good-natured memoir as compelling as a commercial jingle."--Judith Stone, O Magazine

"Nabs first prize in the memoir genre."--Book of the Week, People

About the Author:

Terry Ryan, the sixth of Evelyn Ryan's ten children, was a consultant on the film adaptation of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. She lives in San Francisco, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1416510818
• ISBN 13: 9781416510819
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384