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Polly Iyer was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, a coastal city north of Boston. After graduating from Massachusetts College of Art, she didn’t need much encouragement to accompany a friend to Italy, where they both expected to spend a year. Polly spent a year and a half. Her friend never came home. It was a formative time. Having never experienced much outside her own area, Rome truly was the City of Lights. And enlightenment. During that time, she worked as a free-lance illustrator for Women’s Wear Daily, sketching the designs of Valentino and Emilio Pucci, among others. Upon returning to the States, she continued free-lancing for Fairchild Publications, covering all of New England, in addition to offering copywriting and illustration services to a select group of clients.
Then Polly discovered writing, and everything changed. Her sons were grown. No more soccer, karate, track, or music lessons. Business had changed to where her talents were no longer the driving force. Writing was all she wanted to do. Fortunately, her husband supported the effort. It’s been an extensive learning curve, and she gives all the credit to her brilliant critique partners, who have made her work better, and the support of her "Sisters in Crime." She's still looking for publication, so hopefully, this story will have a happy ending. Polly is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, and president of her local chapter of Sisters in Crime.
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After moving to Atlanta, Polly took up duplicate bridge at the urging of friends. On her first night at the club, she met the handsome Indian she would later marry. It was love at first sight, as long as they never played bridge together. They moved to South Carolina for his job, and Polly continued her career as a storyboard illustrator for a large advertising agency. She and her husband began importing antique textiles from India, and before long owned wholesale showrooms and a retail home furnishings store.
Matt and Daniel
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