Marlies VerhelstMARLIES VERHELST (1969) studied Dutch Language and Literature. She was working as a teacher when she won a story contest of one of Holland's major women magazines, Libelle, in 2006. She has not stopped writing stories and columns for adults and childen's books since that time. The Feast for the King is her eleventh children's book and her Lemniscaat debut. WWW.MARLIESVERHELST.NL Read More Read Less