Della Raye: A Girl Who Grew Up in Hell and Emerged Whole - Vintage 2002 VGUC

Like new condition, hardcover with dust jacket. Published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. in 2002; written by Gary Penley; 239 pages. ISBN 1565549449. The book and dust jacket are in excellent condition, but there is some foxing on the inside of the jacket. Della Raye, a normal four-year-old, is taken to live in a mental institution during the Great Depression along with her mentally disabled family members. Enduring years of isolation and abuse, her story reveals the horrors and despair of the American mental health care system of that era. Ultimately, Della Raye's journey is one of faith, compassion, and forgiveness. TrueStory HistoricalMemoir MentalHealth FaithAndCompassion DellaRaye GaryPenley VintageBook 2002Edition HardcoverBook PelicanPublishing GreatDepression InspiringStory LikeNewCondition DustJacket AmericanHistory Biography Hospitals Alabama Patients Psychiactrics MentalIllness Eugenics Patients Partlow State