Susan Elizabeth Duncan (born 1951) is an Australian author, a former journalist and former editor of The Australian Women's Weekly and New Idea.[1]

Susan Duncan
Duncan in 2011
Born1951 (age 72–73)
NationalityAustralian

Personal life

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After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, Duncan had a mastectomy and chemotherapy. A cancer survivor, she is an active supporter of breast cancer awareness.[2][3]

She has been married twice. Her first husband died from a brain tumour. Duncan lives in New South Wales with her current husband, Bob. They have homes at Pittwater and the mid-north coast of NSW. The Pittwater home, on Lovett Bay, is called Tarrangaua and was built for poet Dorothea Mackellar in 1925.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Susan Duncan (2006). Salvation Creek: an unexpected life. Milsons Point, NSW:Random House. ISBN 1-86325-474-9.
  • Susan Duncan (2008). The house at Salvation Creek. North Sydney, N.S.W.: Random House Australia. ISBN 978-1-86325-648-3.
  • Susan Duncan (2009). A life on Pittwater. North Sydney, NSW: Random House. ISBN 978-1-74166-669-4.
  • Susan Duncan (2011). The Briny Cafe. North Sydney, NSW: Bantam. ISBN 978-1-74166-820-9.
  • Susan Duncan (2013). Gone Fishing. North Sydney, NSW: Random House. ISBN 978-0-85798-075-5.
  • Susan Duncan (2016). The House on the Hill. North Sydney, NSW: Random House. ISBN 978-0-14-378050-2.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bugg, Susan (10 September 2014). "Finding love in an unusual place". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ Lyons, Melissa (29 October 2009). "Breast cancer survivor making the most of her 'bonus years'". Newscastle Herald. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ^ Creagh, Sunanda (25 March 2006). "Loss and redemption". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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