PL Pearson

Patricia Louise Pearson (PL Pearson) worked as a journalist, then as a public relations and advertising executive managing agencies in the US and England for more than 25 years. She moved to France in 2017 and recently completed her second book, an edgy novel about a strong-willed girl growing up in the American Midwest in the 1950s and 1960s.

During her career, Patricia has held executive positions with major international PR firms and founded several successful businesses -- some focusing on the healthcare and bioscience communications sectors.

Earlier in her career, she was an English and creative writing teacher and a university administrator. She has a B.A. degree in English and psychology and an M.A. in journalism and public relations.

Born in the Midwest US, Patricia has lived and worked in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Washington DC and Portland, Oregon. Work and lifestyle choices also have drawn her to England and France for extended periods totaling nearly 20 years.

She wrote her first book, Life on a French Poster, in 2004. It details her first stint living full time in France where she renovated a 16th century priory in the Dordogne. That volume is available through Amazon and other outlets. Her career as an author is in high gear with two novels published since 2020. One is titled Girl Rising and features the coming of age of Lizzie Frakes, a bright, pretty young woman in the US Midwest in the 1950s and 60s. The most recent book, A Royal Revenge, is about an American surgeon working in London who realizes that she is a descendant of Anne Boleyn. Anne's ghost possesses Rachel and directs her to murder the modern day relatives of those responsible for her beheading at the order of King Henry VIII.

Patricia is married and has two West Highland Terriers. She enjoys jogging and other exercise including hiking trips with her husband, Dan. She also is an opera fan and regularly travels to classical music venues throughout Europe.