{"product_id":"frank-ava-paperback","title":"Frank \u0026 Ava - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Brady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe love story of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner has never been fully explored or explained--until now. \u003ci\u003eFrank \u0026amp; Ava\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into the lives of these two iconic stars and their turbulent lifelong relationship. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt began in Hollywood's golden age when Ava was emerging as a movie star. But she fell in (and out of) love too easily. Mickey Rooney married her because he wanted another conquest. Artie Shaw treated her like a dumb brunette, giving her a reading list on their honeymoon. Neither marriage lasted a year. Then, after being courted by Howard Hughes and numerous others, along came Frank Sinatra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis passion for Ava destroyed his marriage and brought him close to ruin. Their wild affair broke all the rules of the prudish era as Frank left his wife and children and pursued Ava on an international stage. They became romantic renegades, with the press following them from location to location. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey married, but then came the quarrels, separations, infidelities, and reconciliations. Eventually, there was a divorce, and they thought it was over. It wasn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough all of the tortured years of separation and splintered affairs with others, they maintained a secretive relationship known only to those who recognized that this was the love of a lifetime. Over the years, they attempted to reconcile, romanced and nurtured each other, right to the end. In \u003ci\u003eFrank \u0026amp; Ava, \u003c\/i\u003elongtime Sinatra specialist John Brady uncovers the beauty of this epic love story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN BRADY is a veteran editor and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Craft of the Screenwriter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime Sinatra specialist, he worked at Warner\/Reprise Records in the 1970s when Frank Sinatra came out of a brief retirement. Brady was editor-in-chief at \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBoston \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003eHis byline has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, New Times, Esquire, American Film, The Washington Post Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand numerous other publications. He lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124629344391,"sku":"9781250145017","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/64c91ac83ed1541f71588acb1838ddab.webp?v=1732571580","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/frank-ava-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}