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

Ryan, Terry

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ISBN 10: 0743273931 ISBN 13: 9780743273930

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 1994

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

"Inspirational."

-- USA Today

"Nabs first prize in the memoir genre."

-- People (Book of the Week)

"Unforgettable."

-- San Francisco Chronicle

"A good-natured memoir as compelling as a commercial jingle."

-- O, The Oprah Magazine

L'autore:

Terry Ryan, the sixth of Evelyn Ryan's ten children, is the writing half of T. O. Sylvester, a long-running cartoon in the San Francisco Chronicle. The author of two books of poetry, she lives in San Francisco and can be reached at www.theprizewinner.com.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0743273931
• ISBN 13: 9780743273930
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 351