The Fire in My Soul

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Summary: An inspiring story...
Review: Delbert McCoy had it all--19 years old, married, two daughters, working two jobs at the auto plants--and life was grand.

Suddenly, in one night, 35 years ago, it all was ruined. Delbert was trapped at the bottom of a staircase at a dance hall when two disgruntled young men who had been refused admittance to the club threw a can of gasoline into the stairwell, and started a fire that burned over 90% of Delbert's body. This book is an inspiring story of his determination to live (after 108 surgeries, with more to come), and return to making a life of his own.

Delbert's story is told as if it was done as an interview--like he was talking to you across the kitchen table over a cup of coffee. This creates some repetition (and an editor could have been used at times to clean up some of the spelling and punctuation errors), but the story is so powerful that those things aren't irritating.

Anyone who is discouraged with life ought to read this book--it's inspirational, courageous, and full of hope.