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SUSAN ISRAELSON was born and raised in Manhattan, a graduate of Smith College. She was a fashion coordinator and a Madison Avenue advertising copywriter. She is the author of WATER BABY, the co-author of LOVESICK, THE MARILYN SYNDROME. She writes poetry, swims, paints and plays tennis in East Hampton and beyond.
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