The first book to tell the full story of the romance between Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner.
John Brady is a veteran editor and author of five books, including The Craft of the Screenwriter and the investigative biography, Bad Boy: The Life & Politics of Lee Atwater. In the 1970s, while working for Reprise Records, he met Sinatra and many of the singer's colleagues whom he interviewed after Frank's death in 1998. He lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
"A tantalizing lagniappe for those fascinated by the star-crossed
duo -- twinned in obsession, emotional instability, infidelity,
and, finally, friendship." --The Boston Globe Details Sinatra and
Gardner's tumultuous romance. Their scandalous affair, six-year
marriage and eventual divorce in the late 1950s are put under the
microscope, all the while painting a broader portrait of
Hollywood's Golden Age. --USA Today "Anyone remotely curious about
either of these larger-than-life characters will want to read
Brady's book." --Publishers Weekly on Frank & Ava "Brady reveals
the human side of a grand love affair that somehow survived a
marriage and a divorce, epic battles, and sweeping romantic
gestures...This honest and contemporary look at an almost mythical
couple is a quick-paced and poignant tale that will appeal to a
wide spectrum of readers." --Library Journal on Frank & Ava More
than a story of a dizzying love affair, Frank & Ava depicts the
profound aftershocks of a relationship.
-BookPage on Frank & Ava "A riveting account of the most unlikely
Republican in the history of American politics. John Brady's
fascinating rise-and-fall biography of Lee Atwater also makes you
wonder who'd be sitting in the White House today if he had not died
at the too-early age of 40." --Christopher Buckley, author of Thank
You for Smoking, on Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater
"John Brady has made a compelling story of all the unprincipled
things Lee Atwater did to make our national politics into a
low-down gutter fight. He was indeed the meanest son-of-a-bitch in
the political valley till he came to the Valley of Death. In a
better world, angels' stories would enthrall us more than those
about bad guys like Atwater, but in the one we have, the bad guys'
stories rule." --George V. Higgins, author of The Friends of Eddie
Coyle, on Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater "It seems
to say almost everything to be said about talking to others for
publication." --Columbia Journalism Review on The Craft of
Interviewing "This is a must-read book for serious film buffs, and
fun for anyone who is interested in the stories of some of the most
successful screenwriters at work today." --People magazine on The
Craft of the Screenwriter "A worthy and needed guide." --Gay
Talese, author of Frank Sinatra Has a Cold, on The Interviewer's
Handbook
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