She was born in Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia, where she grew up as the daughter of a headmaster (James Wilson Hogg) at Trinity Grammar School.
According to WorldCat, the book is held in 486 libraries,[2] and has been translated into Italian by Loredana Serratore as Corri e non voltarti mai.
[3] Previous young adult novels include Miss McAllister’s Ghost and Goodbye Jamie Boyd.
The companion, Bill Rules, was published in 2010 and was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards in 2011.
[6][7] Melbourne theatre company 'Monkey Baa' have toured a performance version of her book Goodbye Jamie Boyd around the eastern side of Australia.