Darby Penney

This fascinating nonfiction book titled “The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic” by Darby Penney and Peter Stastny, is a must-read for adults interested in mental health treatment in community settings in the 20th century. The book, published in 2008 by Bellevue Literary Press, features 198 pages filled with stories about the lives of ten patients who once inhabited a state hospital, Willard Psychiatric Center, overlooking Seneca Lake in upstate New York. The book is a trade paperback and is illustrated with photographs by Lisa Rinzler. Book is like new.

This fascinating nonfiction book titled “The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic” by Darby Penney and Peter Stastny, is a must-read for adults interested in mental health treatment in community settings in the 20th century. The book, published in 2008 by Bellevue Literary Press, features 198 pages filled with stories about the lives of ten patients who once inhabited a state hospital, Willard Psychiatric Center, overlooking Seneca Lake in upstate New York. The book is a trade paperback and is illustrated with photographs by Lisa Rinzler. Book is like new.