for her hero, but takes care to avoid coming to grips with reality from that point on." (Andrea Parke, New York Times review, 17 October 1948). Further research As of February 2007, no works by Martha Cheavens were in print. Used copies of her books are readily available, and magazines containing her work can occasionally be found as well. Some of Cheavens' personal papers, including a script for Penny Serenade (1941), are preserved in the archives of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri (link below). External links University of Missouri Archives 1899 births 1975 deaths 20th-century American novelists Missouri School of Journalism alumni Novelists from Texas American expatriates in Mexico American women novelists 20th-century American women writers American women short story writers 20th-century American short story writers