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.
Graced with a rare appreciation for life\'s inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financ.
To her, flouting convention was a small price to pay when it came to raising her six sons and four daughters.
Evelyn\'s winning ways defied the church, her alcoholic husband, and antiquated views of housewives.
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