Shadows of The Ivory: A Memoir

By Maryline Anna Roux

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6588595697
• ISBN13: 9786588595695
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Maryline Anna Roux
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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An important story

A woman's search for identity and love from her birth nation in Africa to her godparents in France. We need stories that open hearts and minds.