Susan Duncan
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Susan Duncan | |
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.jpg) Duncan in 2011 | |
| Born | 1951 Albury, New South Wales |
| Died | 30 November 2024 (aged 72–73) |
Susan Elizabeth Duncan (1951 – 30 November 2024) was an Australian author, journalist and editor of The Australian Women's Weekly and New Idea.[1]
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, Duncan had a mastectomy and chemotherapy. A cancer survivor, she was an active supporter of breast cancer awareness.[2][3]
Duncan was married twice. Her first husband died from a brain tumour. Duncan lived in New South Wales with her second husband, Bob. They had homes at Pittwater and the mid-north coast of New South Wales. The Pittwater home, on Lovett Bay, is called Tarrangaua and was built for poet Dorothea Mackellar in 1925.[1]
Duncan died on 30 November 2024, shortly before publication of her latest novel, Finding Joy in Oyster Bay.[4]
