Ava Gardner was one of Hollywood's great stars during the 1940s and '50s, an Oscar-nominated leading lady who costarred with Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, and Humphrey Bogart. But this riveting account of her life and career had to wait for publication until after her death. The actress reflects with delicious humor and cutting wit on a life that took her from an impoverished childhood to the heights of stardom. Tell-all stories abound, especially concerning her three husbandsMickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatraand lovers such as Howard Hughes and George C. Scott, all of whom get Gardner's unflinchingly honest treatment.