G.R. Pidgeon

G. R. Pidgeon lives in the UK, on the North Surrey Downs, close to Ashdown Forest, a landscape rich with ivy-strewn manor houses and Tudor castles. Along with his wife and three children, he is often to be found exploring the forgotten corners of ancient parish churches, reading the faded inscriptions on the backs of toppled gravestones, or climbing winding staircases in search of secret passages. For nearly two decades, G.R. Pidgeon has taught as Head of English at leading state and independent schools in Kent, aiming to inspire the next generation of readers and writers. He is an English Subject Leader for The Prince’s Teaching Institute, developing the subject knowledge of new teachers, and specialising in Victorian and Gothic Literature, as well as the Romantic Poets. Gaining an MA at the University of Sussex and a PGCE at the University of Bath, G. R. Pidgeon also studied for a year at the University of California, San Diego, spending most of his time driving a vintage 1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville up and down the Pacific coast, hiking in Yosemite National Park, and working as a runner on a TV show for the Discovery Channel.