title: In My Father's Shadow
author: Marcelle Mignault-Strong
description: Marcelle Mignault-Strong was born in Saint-Eustache, Qubec in 1930. She married Donald B. Strong in 1955, and with him resided in Brunswick, Maine and Washington, D.C. In 1963 they established a new home in northern California, where they raised their four children. An accomplished singer, Marcelle began her professional career at Radio Canada, Montral, eventually joining the chorus of the San Francisco Opera and performing solo concerts in the Bay Area. In later life, she took up the pen. From California to Florida she honed her craft, publishing short stories in two literary journals. This memoir is the first of two volumes. Marcelle currently resides in Mobile, Alabama.
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  # Shadow Ruin
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Audrey Grey
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Starfall Press
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Audrey Grey
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
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  Cover by Jay R. Vilallobos
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my dad, the best father a girl could ask for
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-050a7509d76f4beea5cc87c744c89feb)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0005.html#4OIQ0-050a7509d76f4beea5cc87c744c89feb)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0006.html#5N3C0-050a7509d76f4beea5cc87c744c89feb)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0007.html#6LJU0-050a7509d76f4beea5cc87c744c89feb)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0008.html#7K4G0-050a7509d76f4beea5cc87c744c89feb)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0009.html#8IL20-050a7509d76f4beea5cc