Susan Duncan | |
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 Duncan in 2011 | |
| Born | 1951 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
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 | |
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| Duncan in 2011 | |
| Born | 1951 (age 70–71) |
| Nationality | Australian |
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]
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]
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