Ava Gardner

In this acclaimed first full biography of Ava Gardner, Lee server re-creates - with great style and vivid detail - the actress's life, from her beginnings as a barefoot North Carolina farm girl to her heady days as a Hollywood goddess. He paints the full spectacle of her tumultuous private life - including her string of failed marriages to Mickey Rooney, Sinatra, and Artie Shaw - and also of Gardner's lifelong search for adventure and love.