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Sue Smethurst

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Australia

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https://www.suesmethurstmedia.com/journalist

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Nonfiction, History, Memoir

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Sue Smethurst is an award-winning journalist and author. She has written for Australia’s biggest titles, including The Australian Women’s Weekly, The Weekend Australian magazine, The Age Good Weekend, Domain, RM Williams Outback, New Idea, Woman’s Day, the Herald Sun, Victorian RSL’s Mufti magazine. Her work is also regularly featured in international magazines.

Her career has taken her around the globe interviewing a who’s who of celebrities, newsmakers, colourful identities, sports stars, politicians and royalty. In addition to her editorial career Sue has worked in television and radio.

Sue is an award-winning, best-selling author specialising in non-fiction. She is the author of ten books, including her latest title The Freedom Circus wh ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 1,955 ratings · 252 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Diamond in the Dust by Frauke Bolten-Boshammer, Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 638 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind Closed Doors by Katherine X., Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Freedom Circus 4.15 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2020 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood on the Rosary by Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author), Margaret Harrod, Casey Withoos (Reader) 4.21 avg rating — 383 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope by Rosie Batty, Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author) (with) 4.09 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spartacus and Me by Vashti Whitfield, Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author) (With) 4.44 avg rating — 48 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matters of the Heart by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author), John Howard (Narrator) 4.09 avg rating — 43 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clothesline Diet: The Incredible Story of How One Woman Went from Flab to Fab-and How You Can Too! by Karen Gatt, Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind Closed Doors by Sue Smethurst (Goodreads Author), Katherine X really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mit dem Zirkus in die Freiheit: Eine Familie entkommt den Nazis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Freedom Circus

Some reviews of The Freedom Circus;

‘A story of extraordinary bravery, resilience and love that needed to be told.’
Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

‘Smethurst is a compassionate, sharp writer, offering a unique angle of the war too often described only by men on the front line.’
Jessie Tu

‘The Freedom Circus has a cinematic quality, as the narrative pans across several continents w Read more of this blog post »

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