Susan Curry
Susan Curry grew up in a town in rural south-eastern Australia, very like the place she calls “Wirrim” in her novel. Its population of around 800 people, and its relative isolation at that time, made it certain that her experiences there in the flat, mostly dry landscape would be firmly imprinted in her mind. In her late teens she mo.... more
Susan Curry grew up in a town in rural south-eastern Australia, very like the place she calls “Wirrim” in her novel. Its population of around 800 people, and its relative isolation at that time, made it certain that her experiences there in the flat, mostly dry landscape would be firmly imprinted in her mind. In her late teens she moved to Melbourne and completed a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential at Monash University. Although she left Australia in her twenties and has lived there for only short periods ever since, she visits every year and regards herself as a cultural hybrid. Before the Amazon era, she imported Australian books and sold them throughout the U.S. for fifteen years, wrote book reviews, and also purchased American rights of several titles.
In mid-life she pursued a California license in marriage and family therapy, and has worked in private practice as a specialist in treating psychological trauma for over a decade.
Although she has spent extended periods in the U.K. and Norway, she has made Davis her home for over forty years.
Her writing is informed by her interest in history, psychology, human development and her lifelong love of great mysteries.