The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less Saturday, August 1 2009.

• 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.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: Terry Ryan: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less Friday, July 17 2009.

• The ordinarily sleepy town of Defiance, Ohio, emitted an industrious hum on hot days, a subtle pulse of activity-like the buzzing of distant bees.