This bestselling memoir starring a Midwestern wife and Mother whose prize-winning poetry and prose kept her family afloat through the most difficult of times is now basis for a feature film from DreamWorks, starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, scheduled for release in September.
The story of this irrepressible woman, whose clever entries are worthy of Erma Bombeck, Dorothy Parker, and Ogden Nash, is told by her daughter Terry with an infectious joy that shows how a winning spirit will always triumph over poverty..
Graced with a rare appreciation for life\'s inherent hilarity, Evelyn turned every financial challenge into an opportunity for fun and profit.
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.
This bestselling memoir starring a Midwestern wife and Mother whose prize-winning poetry and prose kept her family afloat through the most difficult of times is now basis for a feature film from DreamWorks, starring Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, scheduled for release in September
