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Rebecca Higgie Rebecca Higgie i(A143355 works by)
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'Formerly an academic at Curtin University and Brunel University London, Rebecca Higgie has published research on satire and politics. Her creative work combines whimsy and play with extensive research and critical insights.'  (https://booksfromaustralia.com/book/the-history-of-mischief/)

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y separately published work icon The History of Mischief Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2020 18882058 2020 single work novel

'‘There is madness in it.’

'‘Yes. But magic too.’

'Following the death of their parents, Jessie and her older sister Kay move to their grandmother’s abandoned house. One night they discover The History of Mischief hidden beneath the floor: it is like no book they have ever seen.

'From Ancient Greece to war-torn China, from the Ethiopian Empire to Victorian England, the pages reveal a world of mischief and mystery, adventure and adversity – stolen bones and fiery dragons, feisty philosophers and tempestuous tyrants, shape-shifting trees and scorched scrolls.

'But not everything is as it seems, in the book or in her life, and Jessie is determined to find the truth. The History has a history of its own. Unravelling its secrets might be the biggest mischief of all. (Publication summary)' 
2019 inaugural winner Fogarty Literary Award
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