Iva Polansky

Fame and Infamy: Adventures of an American Maid in Paris Iva Polansky

Fame and Infamy has it all: Intrigue, atmosphere, love and - most of all - delightful characters. Be prepared to become completely beguiled by this well-told tale of one woman's adventures, which take you from Montana to Paris, from abject poverty to Parisian high life, from abandonment to love. Fascinating tension is ever present as it carries you through the mystery.

John B. Campbell, author of Walk in Paradise Garden
                 
Description:
Is it hard to be famous in 1870's Paris? Ask the sharp-shooting contest winner Miss Nelly McKay, formerly of Butte, Montana. She is already walking the thin line between fame and infamy when she is noticed by Chancellor Bismarck and the German Secret Service. Yet all she ever wanted was to marry a gentleman!
Fame and Infamy is an entertaining blend of comedy, mystery, romance and hard facts. Sarah Bernhardt and Victor Hugo are among the celebrities who share the scene with gritty characters emerging from the bohemian Latin Quarter. Paris, mopping up after the twin calamities of war and. revolution, provides a background for this hearty clash of French and American cultures.