p.d.r. lindsay

Historical fiction for readers who believe the past has something urgent to say about now.

p.d.r. lindsay writes like she lives—fiercely, passionately, and without apology. She's a modern-day Don Quixote in sensible track shoes, tilting at windmills which actually exist: injustice, environmental destruction, and the occasional bishop who really should know better. She has collected enough stories, bruises, and righteous indignation to fuel a dozen novels. Her historical fiction doesn't just recreate the past—it interrogates it, demanding answers about how we got here and where we're going next. Writing isn't a hobby for p.d.r.; it's survival. She penned her first novel at age seven, and the compulsion never left. Through moves across continents, career changes, and life's inevitable chaos, words remained her constant companion. When cancer arrived in 1998, instead of stopping her, it became the catalyst that transformed her from someone who wrote into a writer who wouldn't—couldn't—stop. The characters in her head weren't about to let a little thing like mortality get in their way, and neither was she. But life has a way of testing even the most determined souls. Five years ago, an attack by people she trusted—a vicar, a colleague, and ultimately her bishop—left p.d.r. . with a damaged heart and a crisis of faith that silenced her pen for the first time in decades. Depression is a thief, and it stole what she held most sacred: her ability to write. Yet here she is, fighting her way back, word by word, because warriors don't stay down forever. Even when she doesn't recognize herself, even when being a 'good Christian' feels impossible, the stories demand to be told. p.d.r. brings formidable credentials to her craft: a solid education spanning multiple countries, meticulous research skills, and decades of experience as a tutor and reader. But her real qualification is simpler and more profound—she has stories that must be told, and she has the courage to tell them. Even when bishops disapprove. Especially then.