A review by hectaizani
The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio by Terry Ryan

3.0

Who knew that in the 1950's you could essentially support a family of twelve by entering contests and writing poems? That is exactly what Evelyn Ryan did, she had ten children and an alcoholic husband who spent most of his salary getting loaded. To keep them fed and clothed, she wrote jingles and poems and submitted them to contests. She won quite often usually just in the nick of time to get a bill paid.