A Little Bit of MisChief (ePub)

Christina Gillgren was born on the island of Malta in 1953, the fifth of six children. She attended a convent school, where the nuns tried valiantly to channel her energies and free spirit, making her house prefect. At a young age, she was drawn to writing and wrote several short stories, but never progressed to publishing, as her adventurous exploits such as horse-riding, diving, sailing, and gliding got in the way.

Christina travelled extensively with her husband Bjorn, with spells in Switzerland, Sweden and Iran (during the revolution) before settling in Perth, Western Australia. They have two children. In Australia, Christina completed two degrees in History and Communication Studies, and then progressed to a PhD in social/political science. Towards the end of her career, she worked as a public policy advisor to the Premier of Western Australia, running an office on active citizenship and good governance.

Throughout her life, her love of sailing prevailed. As a young girl, she represented Malta in dinghy world championships in Holland (1972), coming second. She has participated in international yacht races such as the Middle Sea Race. More recently, she has completed sailing half way around the world, from Australia to the Mediterranean and beyond. During this time, she wrote several articles for the Australian Cruising Helmsman, and did a number of radio interviews in Australia and Malta. This inspired her to complement her academic work with a first novel, A Little Bit of MisChief based on her sailing experiences: a witty, humorous account of life on a boat. The title is a play on words on the fact that Christina was the skipper of sailing vessel Mischief.

Having found the pen, Christina has resumed her childhood ambition to write, and is already working on future publications that explore life relations, inspired by past and present experiences.

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