Susan grew up in Salt Lake City, and is part of the Mormon audience about which she writes. She has also experienced many of the things about which she writes. Married at 25, widowed at 26, remarried at 31, divorced at 40, remarried at 45, she has done graduate work at the School of Hard Knocks and has enough material to last her for several more books.
She is a mother/stepmother of six and is adding above-average grandchildren on a regular basis. She lives on the Big Island of Hawaii with her husband, Thom, who is a Sociology professor at the University of Hawaii. more...