Marie-Anne Desmarest

Marie-Anne Desmarest (May 17, 1904 – March 4, 1973) was a French writer.

She was born Anne-Marie During in Mulhouse. She was married twice: first to Henri Desmarest and later to Roger Leroy. Desmarest wrote romance novels. She died in Issy-les-Moulineaux at the age of 68.

Selected works

 * La Passion de Jeanne Rieber (1935), received the Prix de l'Alsace littéraire
 * Torrents (1938), received the Prix Max Barthou de l'Académie française
 * L'Autel renversé (1941)
 * Aurore (1952)
 * Les remparts de Saint-Paul (1959(
 * A la recherche de l'amour (1960)
 * L'Appel mystérieux (1968)