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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less
by Terry Ryan
David's review
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan
David's review
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A mother of ten finds a way to offset the foolish fiscal decisions of her drunkard husband to raise their nine kids and to save her family from the throes of poverty. With no money to pay the milkman let alone the mortgage, and at a time when women were looked down upon for getting jobs outside the home (the 1950's), Evelyn Ryan uses her literary genius to write award-winning poems, jingles, and slogans for national ad campaigns and competitions. Her family's needs are miraculously met by her timely winnings of shopping sprees, clothing, a washer/dryer, a car, cold hard cash, and more, inevitably bringing her recognition not only as "the prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio," but more importantly as a mother whose words keep a family afloat in very troublesome times.
