The year is 1963 and Patsys young pharmacist husband has just been killed in a car accident. Patsy has no money, no college education, no drivers license, no job. Twenty-four years old, Patsy is pregnant with her fourth child . Patsy Mannion writes very honestly about the year her world fell apart and what happened thereafter. With little means to make money, she struggles to provide for her childrenone of whom suffers from recurring seizureswhile trying to cope with her grief. An indispensable force in Patsys life is an illiterate but wise Polish grandmother who always knows when to give advice and when to offer comfort.. Patsy is laughed at, lied to, sued, and brutally assaulted; yet despite all of her hardships, she continues to count her blessings. And Babes Must Fall is the touching and often humorous true story of a woman who overcomes her fears and emerges as a stronger person.
