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Susan was on a family boat trip when her entire life changed forever...
Sep 17, 2015


Sep 14, 2015


Sep 3, 2015


The Sunday Age
How losing my family has stopped defining who I am Date August 31, 2015 Susan Berg at Hastings Pier, Western Port Bay, near the site...
Aug 31, 2015


Mamamia
The words that shocked this woman to act: ‘He’s unstable. Leave now.’ SUSAN BERG When Susan Berg was 15 years old, she lost her parents...
Aug 30, 2015


A story of loss and life
NEARLY 30 years after Susan Berg was orphaned in a boating accident, she has decided to share her story. Picture: BRENDAN FRANCIS Susan...
Jan 13, 2015


Author draws on personal tragedy
SUSAN Berg is a survivor. Picture: JASON SAMMON Author Susan Berg has written a book about a tragedy that claimed her family 30 years...
Jan 5, 2015


Dec 21, 2014


A survivor's write to survive
FEW people have had to endure the scale of tragedy and heartache suffered by Melbourne mother Susan Berg. Fewer still have come out the...
Dec 7, 2014


Traumatic experience of writing leads to peace of mind
NEARLY 30 years ago Susan Berg was orphaned in a boating accident, and has now decided to tell her story. Author Susan Berg has written a...
Dec 3, 2014


The Girl Who Lived tells harrowing story of surviving boat tragedy
TROELS SOMMERVILLE MOORABBIN KINGSTON LEADER DECEMBER 03, 2014 12:00AM Susan Berg has written a memoir of her life, dealing with being...
Dec 3, 2014


Huntingdale author’s memoir documents strength of human spirit GREG GLIDDON PROGRESS LEADER NOVEMBER
THE human spirit can be a remarkable thing and it is that will to keep on going that has saved Susan Berg. At the age of just 15, Berg...
Nov 13, 2014
THE GIRL WHO LIVED – A Melbourne woman's incredible journey of wreckage and renewal
In a cold, dark and desolate harbor channel, Susan Berg fought for her teenage life after a tragic boating accident claimed the lives of...
Oct 25, 2014
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