Marie Herbert (born 1941) is an Irish-born adventurer and author who wrote biographically as well as novels based on her experiences.
Born Marie McGaughey in Dublin, Ireland in 1941 to an army family, Herbert grew up in Sri Lanka, Egypt, South India and South Africa before training as an actress in the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
Herbert worked in public relations for several years before she met her husband.
There she raised her daughters Kari and Pascale and discovered the details of life in the village.
Marie Herbert became a writer, motivational speaker and therapist.