Aldegonda Petronella Huberta Maria "Connie" Palmen (born November 25, 1955) is a Dutch

Dutch people

The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...

 author.

Palmen debuted with the novel De wetten (1990), published in the USA as The Laws (1993), translated by Richard Huijing. The Laws was shortlisted for the 1996 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world...

.

Her second novel was De vriendschap (1995), published in the USA as The Friendship (2000), translated by Ina Rilke.

Palmen had a relationship with Ischa Meijer

Ischa Meijer

Israël Chaim Meijer was a Dutch Jewish journalist, author, actor and television presenter. He survived the Nazi concentration camp Bergen Belsen along with his parents.-Youth:...

 in the years preceding his death in 1995. From 1999 on she lived with D66

Democrats 66

Democrats 66 is a progressive and social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned, young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system; it proposed to create an...

 politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 Hans van Mierlo

Hans van Mierlo

Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva "Hans" van Mierlo was a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 . In 1966 Van Mierlo together with Hans Gruijters founded the Democrats 66...

, and the couple married on 11 November 2009 until his death on 11 March 2010.

Published works

• 1991 De Wetten (1993 The Laws)
• 1995 De Vriendschap (2000 The Friendship)
• 1998 I.M.
• 1999 De Erfenis ("Boekenweek
  Boekenweek
  In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek is an annual "week" of ten days dedicated to Dutch literature. It is held in March since 1932. Each Boekenweek has a theme. The beginning of the Boekenweek is marked by the Boekenbal , a gathering that is attended by writers and publishers...
  
  geschenk")
• 2002 Geheel de uwe
• 2007 Lucifer