A Little Bit of Mischief

A light hearted, whimsical account of seven years spent living on a boat and sailing from Australia to the Mediterranean and beyond: a journey sprinkled with exhilarating experiences that include sandstorms at sea and tropical water spouts, heart pounding moments with pirates, swimming with whale sharks and dolphins in some of the most exotic waters, amazingly generous characters and of course lasting friendships and laughter along the way.

“The author’s adventures are told so vividly, making it so blissfully and effortlessly easy to picture being there, or just following her paths to perhaps make up your very own ‘bucket-list’ of the must-see, sublime spots mentioned in her book.

A Little Bit of MisChief is a great read full of memories of an unforgettable trip. Most of all it depicts how anyone can take the challenge and make the dream their own.’
The Cruising Helmsman, Phil Ross

Author : Christina Gillgren
Paperback : 342 pages
SKU : P46585

About The Author
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.