Dancing My Way Through Hell!
An Autobiography
by Gene Shirley Richey

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Her mother sternly said, “Gene! Stop that tap dancing right now! You’re going to dance your way to hell!” The first half of her life surely felt that way – three sexual assaults, two abusive husbands, three children for whom she was the sole provider. Nevertheless, during that same period of her life, Gene and her violin went on a summer tour with young Billy Graham. She was also given a TV contract with the original Hank Williams Band in Montgomery, Alabama, as twin fiddler. DANCING MY WAY THROUGH HELL! focuses on life struggles and a forgiving spirit which was the key to bringing Gene through those experiences in six states from coast to coast and leading her to an amazing future.

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You will take away so much more than Gene’s amazing life story. You will be rewarded with her invaluable spiritual insights and penetrating wisdom and, through her diversity of experiences, she will unveil the healing power of love and forgiveness. Her quest for the answers to life’s most esoteric questions and her courage and stamina through her many challenges, will uplift and inspire you to better face those in your own life. – Rosalind Borders, Broker-Property Manager Borders Realty, West Palm Beach, Florida

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Gene went through hell, but through her resistance, inner strength, and forgiving spirit, she found happiness and answers to life-long questions which had plagued her.Now 85, Gene currently resides with her husband in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northeast Georgia.

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Contributors

Author

Gene Shirley Richey

Photographer

Greg Ronato

Foreword

Rosalind Borders