The Double Crown; Secret Writings of the Female Pharaoh

by Marié Heese

Marié Heese was born in Cape Town on September 27, 1942. She went to school in Cape Town and studied English and political philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch. She also obtained a diploma in drama at the Academy for Drama, also in Stellenbosch. She taught, among others, at Empangeni High School and Richards Bay High in KwaZulu-Natal. Marié lectured at the Universities of Durban-Westville, Zululand, Pretoria and Unisa.

Marié is best known for her first book, Die Uurwerk Kantel, which was published in 1976. She is the daughter of the well-known author Audrey Blignault who died in 2008. In 2009 Audrey Blignault: Uit Die Dagboek Van ’n Vrou, which was compiled by Marié, was published. The subject of Marié’s historical novel, The Double Crown: Secret Writings of the Female Pharaoh (2009), is Hatshepsut, who ruled over ancient Egypt for more than two decades.

Marié is married to Chris Heese. They live in Stilbaai and the Little Karoo.