Shadows of The Ivory: A Memoir

A life-quest stirred by the search for a mother lost half a world away. A real-life heroine’s journey and a poignant coming-of-age across three continents.A baby, severed from her mother in a poor African village, is brought to cosmopolitan France — only to suffer the loss of her father. Adopted by her godmother and her irascible husband, Maryline finds solace in a resilient pursuit for identity. After bravely forging her own path, she finds love, settling in the United States.A brilliant portrait of a determined and passionate woman, the mother she yearned for, and her odyssey to reclaim Womanhood, Motherhood, Faith, and Self. Read more