My sister Caroline Chisholm, who has died from a brain tumour aged 43, was an award-winning novelist, a professional communicator for a number of high-profile charities and a dedicated environmentalist.
Caroline was born in Brentwood, Essex, the second of five children of Bob and Marsha Chisholm. Our father worked for HM Customs & Excise and in that capacity was assigned to positions across the UK. Caroline attended primary schools first in Ibstone, Buckinghamshire, and then over 700 miles away in the Shetland Islands. Her education continued in Peterlee, County Durham, before she completed GCSEs and A-levels in Westcliff-on-Sea. She went to Queen’s University Belfast, and graduated in English and Russian studies.
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