- Susan Duncan
Susan Duncan is an Australian author who lives at Lovett Bay in the picturesque
Pittwater area of NSW.Career
Her first book "Salvation Creek" is a biographical account of her journey after the death of the two most important men in her life, her husband and brother. The book documents her struggles as she copes with grief and a subsequent bout of
breast cancer . It won theAustralian Booksellers Association annual Nielsen BookData Booksellers Choice Award in 2007.Before the death of her husband and brother, Duncan was a successful editor for the magazines, "
Australian Women's Weekly " and "Woman's Day ", and she previously had worked for "The Sun " newspaper in Melbourne. For more than 25 years, Duncan successfully worked in radio and the newspaper and magazine industry. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/stories/s1658131.htm Story from ABC Australia] ]Family
Duncan grew up in
Melbourne and met her first husband, Paul, a fellow journalist, inNew York City . After 3 years, they moved to Duncan's hometown of Melbourne.After the death of her first husband, Susan remarried and continues to live in Pittwater. [http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/stories/s1658131.htm]
Breast cancer activist
After being diagnosed with
breast cancer , Duncan has become a breast cancer activist to support breast cancer awareness. On October 23, 2006, Duncan was the guest speaker for the Pink Ribbon Day Breakfast. [ [http://www.cancertas.org.au/fundraising/prd.php Cancer Council of Tasmania] ]Bibliography
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External links
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/loss-and-redemption/2006/03/23/1143083891765.html Photograph and Interview with Susan Duncan]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lm/stories/s1596145.htm Interview with Susan Duncan]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/riverland/stories/s1658131.htm Interview with Susan Duncan]
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