Susan Duncan

For the American lawyer, see Susan Duncan (academic administrator).

Susan Elizabeth Duncan (1951 – 30 November 2024) was an Australian author, journalist and editor of The Australian Women's Weekly and New Idea.^[1]

Susan Duncan
Duncan in 2011
Born	1951 (1951) Albury, New South Wales
Died	30 November 2024(2024-11-30) (aged 72–73)
Nationality	Australian

Life and career

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]

Bibliography

• Susan Duncan (2006). Salvation Creek: An Unexpected Life. Milsons Point: Random House. ISBN 1-86325-474-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2008). The House at Salvation Creek. North Sydney: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86325-648-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2009). A Life on Pittwater. North Sydney: Random House. ISBN 978-1-74166-669-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2011). The Briny Cafe. North Sydney: Bantam. ISBN 978-1-74166-820-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2013). Gone Fishing. North Sydney: Random House. ISBN 978-0-85798-075-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2016). The House on the Hill. North Sydney: Random House. ISBN 978-0-14-378050-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
• Susan Duncan (2024). Finding Joy in Oyster Bay. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-76-147154-4.