Connie Palmen was born in 1955, grew up in the south of Holland and moved to Amsterdam in 1978, where she studied philosophy and Dutch literature. Her first novel ›The Laws‹, was published in 1991 and promptly became an international bestseller. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the renowned ›AKO Literature Prize‹ in 1995 for the novel ›The Friendship‹. Connie Palmen lives in Amsterdam.