About Hankin Redden Publications

Hankin Redden Publications was established by John Hankin and his wife Margaret Redden in 2021.

In July 2020, Margaret was diagnosed with an untreatable, incurable cancer called ampullar cancer and her doctors expected her to be dead by Christmas 2020. Margaret worked for 30 years as a cancer nurse, but had never heard of ampullar cancer before she got it

The ampullar is a point where the pancreatic duct forms a T junction with the common bile duct. Cancer at this location blocks the digestive system. Death is normally swift.

Margaret proved the medical forecasts were wrong

Her secret to defying death was simple. Margaret radiated LOVE and Hankin Redden Publications has been built on Margaret’s love.

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How was a company created against this backdrop of sorrow and pain? Hankin Redden was created to publish two separate books John wrote while Margaret remained alive, proving the medical forecasts were wrong.

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The Postcard From The Moon

Margaret’s diagnosis was accompanied by a breakdown in John’s health. His health problems included an inability to breathe, a grossly swollen stomach, constant deadly coughing and an inability to eat.

At the time of John’s health collapse, he received a Postcard dated 15 August 1914 from a relative and friend in England. The Postcard had been sent to the friend’s grandmother and the friend had inherited it from her mother. Although the signature on the Postcard seemed to be “Dobson”, the handwriting appeared unreadable. John gave the nickname “the Moon Man” to the Postcard writer.

To distract from the chaos surrounding them, John translated the Postcard handwriting and tried to locate the elusive “Dobson”. Soon, he had a book called The Postcard From the Moon and by December 2022, The Postcard From The Moon contained 330,000 words. John had unravelled the remarkable story hidden behind the Postcard.

The Moon Man was one of thousands of heroes and he was not called Dobson.

The Moon Man was one of 14 children who was able to finish school by getting scholarships. The Moon Man then got yet another scholarship so he could train as a teacher; he was a qualified teacher when he wrote the Postcard.

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The Circle of Love

As he neared the end of writing The Postcard From The Moon, John began writing a second book which was initially called The Hankin Redden Story. To John’s surprise, The Hankin Redden Story changed its own name on 17 July 2023. As you read what happened, it becomes clear why the story changed its name to The Circle of Love.

John continued writing The Hankin Redden Story throughout Margaret’s illness. This Circle of Love tells the story of Margate’s struggle to stay alive and John’s own nearly fatal health issues. The Circle of Love also recounts the story of John and Margaret’s struggle to force immovable health insurance funds to obey the law and pay straightforward claims for cancer treatments.