Susan Tarr has been writing for 25 years, drawing on her international travels, work within the NZ tourism industry, and her work in various psychiatric hospitals within New Zealand. She lived in Kenya, East Africa, for some years where she began her family. Although she writes from personal experience, she also uses anecdotal information from conversations and other peoples’ stories, resulting in her characters taking on a life of their own and becoming larger than life. She enjoys a wide variety of personalities. Susan says, “As I write their stories, my characters will often lead me to places I couldn’t imagine. So I relax and let them form as they will.”

MIRANDA BAY: Quirky Romantic Womens Fiction Novel
by Susan Tarr
4.3 Stars (14 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction | Literary Fiction

Miranda, a strong-minded and lovable young woman, splurges her inheritance on the old Miranda Bay Sanatorium in the sub-tropical Bay of Islands, New Zealand, simply because it bears her name.
She knows little about running a business and depends heavily on loyal cousin Pansy’s expertise.
In her frantic drive for success Miranda hires a motley crew to get cracking on the property.
Hamilton, her lascivious financial advisor, seizes the opportunity to undermine her.
But now with paying guests expected, she must make some serious decisions.
So the guests trickle in – hardly the sophisticates Miranda has envisaged.
At the brink of despair, she experiences deepening depression and manic behavior.
She contrives an outlandish economic solution to the problem.
What follow is intrigue and terror, and an emotional and tender unfolding of events in the face of financial ruin.
“Witty and wicked, scandalous and scary, this is a story to make you laugh and cry.”

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When the ROLLER COASTER Stops: One Woman’s Inspirational Medical Journey
by Susan Tarr
4.6 Stars (19 Reviews)
Genre: Women’s Fiction | Teen & Young Adult | Contemporary Fiction | Medical

Bethany, recently returned from Europe, seeks medical advice for a stomach upset. Because of her mixed parentage, she has inherited a specific gene, which has made her a candidate for colorectal cancer. She challenges her diagnosis; she is too young for this kind of condition and she has too much life to live. And so she sets off on a whole new journey of discovery, taking her eclectic group of friends with her.

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JACK just an ordinary dog in the dog house
by Susan Tarr, Classy Designs
5.0 Stars (12 Reviews)
Genre: Humor & Satire | Crafts, Hobbies & Home

I’m Jack. I’m a real pedigree dog, and I’ve got real papers to prove it.
My parents have abandoned me into boarding kennels in the Far North of New Zealand, while they travel the world. I’m not at all happy about that. However, I shall do my best to maintain my dignity while getting on with the job.
Among these unruly and noisy mutts, I intend to remain aloof and guarded.
And as for that black cat with the skinny tail and missing eye, there’s no way she’s getting anywhere near me. At all!
And I’ll keep a diary so when my parents return they can read how absolutely miserable I have been all these months. Yes, I shall keep a diary…

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PHENOMENA: THE LOST AND FORGOTTEN CHILDREN: The Lost and Forgotten Children of New Zealand’s Early Mental Health System – MALCOLM’S story.
by Susan Tarr
4.6 Stars (45 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Biographical | Literary Fiction

My name is Malcolm. I used to think it was MmmMalcolm. I used to stutter back then, back when Mummy died and everything changed. Now I don’t stutter.
This is my story.
I always wanted regular boys’ shoes. Brown. Mine were always black boots, and one boot was made especially for my gimpy leg. Now I have regular men’s shoes. Brown.
I have learned to talk again and to write. I used to. When I was at school. When I was ‘bright’. I remember that as clear as the day I fell into the goldfish pond. I was showing Julie the goldfish.
One day something bad happened. Then it went dark. And I was back in the mental hospital up the hill from the little railway station where my father and Bella left me. I don’t know why I ended up back there. I thought I would live forever in the little house with my new friends.
Funny things happened there, at the mental hospital, like when they buried all those cats, or like when they shaved everyone’s heads. Some things were funny for a while, and then they weren’t.
I learned to be quiet and watch everyone and everything. I learned to keep my memories safe. If I lost them, would I become like the others? I kept my memories as safe as the little colored pills in my jacket lining. I needed my memories of Mummy and Julie to give me hope…
This is my story.

This is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.
Although this is Malcolm’s story, as I remember it, there is by necessity a fictional element.

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