Sinatra: Behind the Legend - Hardcover

Taraborrelli, J. Randy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0283072067 ISBN 13: 9780283072062

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson, 2015

Synopsis

Frank Sinatra was like a flawed diamond, writes Taraborrelli, brilliant on the surface, imperfect beneath. In a biography based on years of research and hundreds of interviews, he explores the singers torrid relationships, his Mafia connections and his friendship with the Kennedys, revealing a complex personality: a generous and loyal friend, but also a volatile, womanizing tough guy.

About this title

About the Author:

J. Randy Taraborrelli is the bestselling author of Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, Madonna: An Intimate Biography, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth, Once Upon a Time: The Story of Princess Grace, Prince Rainier and Their Family and Call Her Miss Ross.

Review:

J Randy Taraborrelli reveals explosive new details on the star's suicide attempts, love affairs and doomed marriages. * The Express * With exemplary sleuthing, Taraborrelli talks to the long trail of broken-hearted women he left in his wake, alerting us to the 13-year-old girl he impregnated in his early twenties ... In the two decades since his book's first publication, Taraborelli has continued to trawl through the CIA files to convince himself that Sinatra's rumoured links to the mafia are largely unfounded. He covers the feud between Sinatra's last wife, Barbara, and his kids ... for a gossipy guy who always cuts straight to the chase of sex, drugs, fame and money, Taraborelli is rigorous and credible. -- Helen Brown * The Telegraph * Even if you're not a fan of Ol' Blue Eyes, Taraborrelli's mesmerising Sinatra is worth reading to remind yourself that, at its very best, showbiz biography can be both an art and a craft. -- Kathryn Hughes * Daily Mail *

About this edition

• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0283072067
• ISBN 13: 9780283072062
• Binding: Hardcover