She also had Belly promise to take care of Conrad as her final wish to her.
Despite Belly not being biologically related to her, she considered the young girl to be her "secret daughter" and loved her as such. She was very lively and spirited, deeply loving her family more than anything.
It is mentioned she also had a signature sun hat that she always wore in the summer. After chemo, her hair grew back, but she kept it short at her chin. However, during chemo, she lost her hair and began wearing wigs that "were the best money could buy" but could not compare to her original hair. It is mentioned she had long caramel colored hair prior to her cancer that was soft. It is, however, mentioned that in Conrad's letter she wrote how she had seen him truly in love only once which was with Belly. The readers, however, only get to read the letter she left for Belly. It is discovered she left letters to "the summer kids" to read on their wedding days. She remains heavily remembered by her family and friends throughout the rest of the series. It takes them about a year to form a life without her existence and to get their act together in order to move forward in their lives. Her death serves as a strong and vicious blow to everyone, causing them all to struggle to live without her. She finally admits her cancer has come back with a vengeance in the end of the first novel, but states that she wants to be with her family to the end of things.ĭespite her strong spirit, she dies between the first and second novels. What she doesn't know is that everyone - except Belly - is aware of her cancer. She initially tries to keep her cancer a secret from "the summer kids", not wanting to ruin it for them. She refuses to spend what she knows to be her final days in a hospital bed, but with friends and family. Even near death with cancer and her husband leaving her, she is lively and upbeat with her family and loved ones. Her breast cancer has returned and is without a doubt terminal this time. Susannah wants nothing more than for her next summer with her family to the best one yet - because it is her last one with them. Throughout her time alive, she is shown to be very friendly, loving as well as very compassionate. She dies between The Summer I Turned Pretty and It's Not Summer Without You, a result of her long battle with breast cancer.
She proves to be the rock that everyone desperately clung to in life - being a strong emotional foundation for her children, a close maternal figure for Belly (even more so than her own mother) and the childhood best friend of Laurel. She is a supporting character in the series, even after her death, due to her strong importance and central role in the lives of the main characters. Susannah "Beck" Fisher was the mother of Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher and the wife of their rather estranged father Adam Fisher. – Susannah, making her declaration of how she's spending her final days, The Summer I Turned Pretty Susannah Fisher I refuse to put any more poison into my body or spend any more time in hospitals. My doctor says that at this point, that's the most I can do. I'm seeing my acupuncturist, I'm taking medicine, I'm still fighting this the best I can.