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Dunnarunna: A Retirement Dunn Right
Dunnarunna: A Retirement Dunn Right
Dunnarunna: A Retirement Dunn Right
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"Write what you know" is Maria Augustus-Dunn's mantra. With this in mind, she wrote her first book 'Married Quarter - Boots, Berets and Bloody Uniforms' in 2016 which detailed her 21 years as a military spouse. 'Married Quarter' is a glimpse into the world of military families who endure postings, deployments, long periods of separation and often loneliness.

A diagnosis of a benign brain tumour in 2008 turned her life upside down and forced some pretty serious issues. It was time to rethink life. What was important? Was it time to think about retirement? After many postings, it was time to think about life after the military. What would it look like?

'Married Quarter' finishes in 2011 when Maria and her husband decided to retire for a life on the road, travelling around Australia as permanent travellers. They sold up and gave away all their worldly possessions and have been travelling around Australia ever since.

In 2018 Maria picked up the pen again and started writing her second book 'Dunnarunna - A Retirement Dunn Right', which follows their first five years of travelling around Australia. The highs, the lows, and everything in between, are written in Maria's voice. You can hear her talking when you read her personal diaries and experiences of her travelling life. There is never a dull moment, according to Maria. Life on the road is never boring. It can be challenging, rewarding, funny, and sometimes downright scary, but never boring.

'Dunnarunna' will have you laughing, crying, cheering, and may also have you wanting to take that leap of faith and head off travelling too. 'Dunnarunna' is for those who wonder what it is like to give up all your security and become of no fixed address. Travel around Australia with Maria and her hubby while you read 'Dunnarunna' - you won't be bored!

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Release dateDec 2, 2020
ISBN9781922440891
Dunnarunna: A Retirement Dunn Right
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Maria Augustus-Dunn

Maria Augustus-Dunn was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1961 and grew up in Reservoir, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. She married Brad, the love of her life, in 1990. In 2011 both Maria and Brad retired at the age of 50 and opted for life as grey nomads, travelling the highways and byways of Australia, with no plans to stop. They have no children, but have plenty of nieces and nephews to dote on and even have great-nieces and great-nephews! Maria enjoys doing tarot card readings, travelling, reading, writing, bushwalking and trying things that are well out of her comfort zone. She loves spending time with family and friends, and can talk the leg off a chair. Married Quarter is her first book.

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