Susan Morgan

Who was Susan Morgan?

Susan Morgan of Cheltenham was a best-selling English author of Chick lit genre.

She was born near Liverpool to a Manx mother and Yorkshire father. Her Chick lit novels, written under the pen name of Zoe Barnes, include, Bouncing Back, Bumps, Hitched, Hot Property, Ex-Appeal, Love Bug, and Just Married. She also wrote erotic fantasy and vampire novels under the names Sophie Danson, Valentina Cilescu, and Anastasia Dubois. She also translated French novels under the pen name of Sue Dyson. Morgan was a singer and had been a member of Equity. She suffered from Tolosa Hunt Syndrome and Marinesco–Sjögren syndrome.

Suffering from depression, Morgan committed suicide while on holiday in the Isle of Man in 2009 at the age of 52. She was survived by her husband Simon Morgan.