Lindsay Armstrong’s Followers (91)

Lindsay Armstrong

Born

South Africa

Died

December 28, 2021

Genre

Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

edit data

Gillian Smith (alias Lindsay Armstrong) was born in South Africa. She grew up with three ambitions: to become a writer, to travel the world, and to be a game ranger. She didn't achieve the last one, but her fascination for wildlife and that special something about Africa and its big game still remains with her. When she went to work it was in travel, at an agency and an airline, and this started her on the road to seeing the world.

Lindsey met her New Zealand-born husband, who had been working in West Africa, when he was on his way home through Johannesburg. He did go home but in a matter of weeks he was back in South Africa, and six months later they were married. Three of their five children were born in South Africa. Then one in London an Gillian Smith (alias Lindsay Armstrong) was born in South Africa. She grew up with three ambitions: to become a writer, to travel the world, and to be a game ranger. She didn't achieve the last one, but her fascination for wildlife and that special something about Africa and its big game still remains with her. When she went to work it was in travel, at an agency and an airline, and this started her on the road to seeing the world.

Lindsey met her New Zealand-born husband, who had been working in West Africa, when he was on his way home through Johannesburg. He did go home but in a matter of weeks he was back in South Africa, and six months later they were married. Three of their five children were born in South Africa. Then one in London and one in Australia, after they made the decision to emigrate from South Africa.

It wasn't until her youngest child started school that Lindsay sat down at the kitchen table determined to tackle her other ambition to stop dreaming about writing and do it! She hasn't stopped since. She's not happy unless she has a book under way, and she's discovered she can write through just about anything.

Lindsay and her husband have moved around a lot. They've trained racehorses,farmed, and lived on their boat for six months while they sailed it from the Gold Coast to the Torres Strait and back, an epic voyage! They currently live in Queensland, overlooking the water; they sold their farm, and they're looking around for another boat. She and her husband love to travel and have been back to Africa twice in the past few years. The highlight of one of their trips was a visit to the Serengeti, in Tanzania, where Lindsay did the one thing she swore she would never do: take a ride in a hot-air balloon. She was a nervous wreck as the balloon tottered upright, but will remember it as a unique experience to see the game spreading out on the Serengeti plain beneath her as the sun rose.

"They say you can take someone who was born in Africa out of the bush but you can't take the bush out of someone born there..."

Despite this passion for wildlife and Africa, Lindsay considers Australia her home now and loves the country. She travelled to Sydney to witness the closing weekend of the Olympic Games in September 2000; it made her proud to be an adopted Aussie! ...more

Combine Editions
Lindsay Armstrong’s books

Average rating: 3.23 · 6,830 ratings · 983 reviews · 317 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Girl He Never Noticed 3.53 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2011 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Night Pregnancy 3.40 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saved from Sin 3.28 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He's My Husband 3.18 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trial by Marriage 3.40 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Billionaire Boss's Innocent Bride (Hired for the Boss's Pleasure, #4) 3.05 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2008 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Exception to His Rule 2.93 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Having His Babies 3.36 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Australian's Housekeeper Bride 3.29 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2007 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Marriage [Perangkap Cinta Sang Profesor] 3.11 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Lindsay Armstrong…

Quotes by Lindsay Armstrong (?)

“If some men think they've been outdone by a woman, well, they hit back with the best weapon they have. And that's to put you in your place and let you think you only have one use in life.”
― Lindsay Armstrong, Enter My Jungle

tags: men, put-down, sex, weapon, women

2 likes

“They say you can take someone who was born in Africa out of the bush but you can't take the bush out of someone born there....”
― Lindsay Armstrong

tags: birth

1 likes

“Do you know something? I've got this funny feeling fate arranged for you to enter my life for the express purpose of tormenting me.”
― Lindsay Armstrong, The Seduction Stakes

tags: fate, torment

1 likes

See all Lindsay Armstrong's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Romance Readers R...: Read the Month Challenge: January	158	319	Feb 04, 2010 09:05AM
100+ Books in 2025: Christina's 2010 100+ Books	25	297	Mar 29, 2010 08:17PM
Romance Readers R...: 2010 A-Z Book Challenge	708	1200	Jan 22, 2011 10:56AM
Chicks On Lit: Title and Author Game	4053	1747	Apr 16, 2013 09:48AM
The Life of a Boo...: March 2015 Monthly Reading Challenge	77	331	Apr 02, 2015 05:58PM
Aussie Readers: Romance Novels - Paranormal/Contemporary/Historical/etc!	181	366	Nov 22, 2015 06:44PM

More…