Strangers in the Night - A Novel of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner

It was the tumultuous romance that scandalized the world: Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner fought, loved, and lived life to the hilt. Now their unbridled story is brought vividly to life by Heather Webb, the bestselling author of Meet Me in Monaco and The Next Ship Home. In the golden age of Hollywood, two of the brightest stars would define--and defy--an era... She was the small-town southern beauty transformed into a Hollywood love goddess. He was the legendary crooner whose voice transfixed the world. They were Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra. Separately they were irresistible; together they were an explosive combination. Ava''s star is rising just as Frank''s career--and public image as a family man--is taking a hit. Gone are the days of the screaming bobbysoxers and chart-topping hits. Ava, however, finds herself gracing the front page of every tabloid in America. Jealousy and cheating abound, and when the two succumb to their temperaments and their vices, their happiness is threatened at every turn. As the pair ride the rollercoaster of success and failure, passion and anger, they both wonder if the next turn will be the end of their careers, and most devastating of all--the end of all they''ve shared. A captivating novel with a star-studded cast spanning continents and decades, Strangers in the Night brings to life the most riveting love story of the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Heather Webb
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2023
• EAN: 9780063297111
• ISBN: 978-0-06-329711-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / New Adult, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION / Romance / Historical / American, Family life fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, United States of America, USA, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Biographical, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance