But when Frank married Barbara Marx, his discontent grew. He and his new bride became more distant from Tina, and the singer sought solace in a grueling tour schedule that would have a tested a man half his age. So difficult were his sunset years, writes Tina in her revealing memoir, My Father's Daughter, that "[m]y father didn't die -- he escaped."

PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS: A startling, compelling, yet affectionate portrait of an American entertainment legend by his youngest daughter, who for the first time writes about the man, his life, the accusations, and about the many people who surrounded him-wives, friends, lovers, users, and sycophants-from his Hoboken childhood through the notorious "Rat Pack," and beyond. Complete with many never before seen photographs taken directly from family albums, and placing special emphasis on his later years and his marriage to Barbara Marx Sinatra,

Tina's personal exploration of this difficult final period in her father's career will solidify our image of Sinatra as a great performer, and reinforce him as something even greater: as a father, and as a man.

What People Are Saying: " Liz Smith I just spent two riveting days reading the new Tina Sinatra book, 'My Father's Daughter. ' No Sinatra fan will want to miss this candid, straightforward recital of family love, hate, despair, desertion, devotion and unfulfilled desire. Anyone who has ever spoken to Tina, the youngest of the three Sinatra kids, knows she is a "no bull- - - -" kind of father's daughter, profane, proud, touchy. In this heartfelt valentine to the most famous daddy in showbiz, she has anointed her tale with dollops of cynicism and heartbreak. She doesn't pull punches. Her father may have been a sometimes parent, often filled with rage and torment, but he was hers and she worshipped him, even when he failed her, siblings, Nancy and Frank Jr., and their loyal mother.

The book, written with Jeff Coplon, is a masterpiece of fast, furious, staccato sentences. This may be the writer's touch, but I prefer to think the style is Tina, all the way.. You won't be able to put down this bold remembrance of what it was like to be a part of the Sinatra legend, of the divorce from her mother and the way Frank and Nancy Sr., went on for years in a meaningful relationship. There are Tina's tales of Ava and Mia and the other women she was pleased to see try to make her father happy. And then came Barbara Marx. At first, Tina was inclined to give Barbara a break, but in the end, the picture she paints of Sinatra's last marriage is not pretty. This is an amazing work, bound for best-seller status, and Tina Sinatra deserves to be proud of it. One wonders what Francis Albert would have thought of his little girl and her gaudy guts? Deep down - despite the years spent trying to placate Barbara - I'll bet Sinatra would be proud of Tina's passion and fiery need to tell what she feels is the whole truth - and nothing but.

 Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0684870762 / 9780684870762
Hardcover As New Condition New York out of Print 

Price: 21.07 USD