More than seven years ago, Connie Johnson famously challenged her actor brother Sam to unicycle his way around Australia to raise funds and awareness for cancer vanquishment. After Connie’s death in 2017, Sam issued a similar call to action for their big sister, Hilde Hinton.
“After she died, we were just sort of wandering around aimlessly and he challenged me and said, ‘It’s time to stop hiding behind obligation, you’ve got time, there’s no more family crises, no more messy dashes, you need to write your book’,” says Hinton.
The result is the 51-year-old’s debut novel, The Loudness of Unsaid Things, written while she continued to work in her current job as a prison officer.
“I think Sam’s challenge for me to finish the book was similar to Connie’s challenge for Sam on the unicycle – that was all about giving him focus in a tough period in his life,” she says.
“I was doing a lot of sitting and not doing very much apart from going to work after Connie died. It gave me focus and it really helped. It stopped me wallowing and it was cathartic.”
This story is from the May 11, 2020 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the May 11, 2020 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
COACHELLA CELEBS GO WILD!
THERE WERE BEATS, BIKINIS AND BOLD DISPLAYS OF PDA AT THE DESERT FESTIVAL
THE EVOLUTION OF LARA
FROM AN ICONIC ADVERT TO LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD, HOW THIS AUSSIE MODEL CHANGED IT ALL
'We're SOULMATES
THE ACTRESS TALKS LOVE, WAR AND WORKING WITH HER HUSBAND
CHANNING & JENNA DIVORCE DRAMA
SIX YEARS AFTER THEIR SPLIT, THE EXES ARE STILL FIGHTING IT OUT IN COURT
THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS
THE BRIDGERTON STAR REVEALS HOW SHE'S COPING WITH HER MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
THE ROAD TO ROCKY
IN A RARE CHAT, THE SUPERSTAR SPEAKS ABOUT LOVE, LIFE AND MOTHERHOOD
MAKING OF A MONSTER
THE KILLING OF INNOCENT SHOPPERS APPALLED THE WORLD, SO WHAT CAME BEFORE THE SHOCKING MASS MURDER?
THE CURIOUS CASE OF SELENA & BLAKE
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN GOMEZ AND LIVELY TOGETHER? NO? HERE'S WHY
Yes, it's true!
AFTER FEVERED SPECULATION, SOME BIG NEWS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
The UNFLAPPABLE Mr Hurley
ELIZABETH'S SON GETS CANDID ABOUT THE SPECIAL BOND WITH HIS MUM