Giselle Ecury

was born in 1953 on the island of Aruba. Early 1960 the family moved to the Netherlands, her mother's country. Although Ecury was brought up very much a Dutch girl she couldn't escape the Antillean influences of her Aruban father. In May 2005 she published the collection of poetry Terug die tijd - Herinneringen aan dementie (Give Back those Days - Memories of Dementia). Poems and thoughts about the last living phase of her demented mother and memories of a shared past both here and on Aruba. In April 2006 her debut novel Erfdeel (Heritage) appeared. From her work it becomes apparent that her life is inextricably associated with the two cultures she carries within her.