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My Father's Daughter: A Memoir Paperback – November 17, 2015

by Tina Sinatra (Author), Jeff Coplon
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sinatra’s birth, a startling, compelling, yet affectionate portrait of an American entertainment legend by his youngest daughter, who 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.

Frank Sinatra seemed to have it all: genius, wealth, the love of beautiful women, glamorous friends from Las Vegas to the White House. But in this startling and remarkably outspoken memoir, his youngest daughter reveals an acutely restless, lonely and conflicted man. Through his marriages and front-page romances and the melancholy gaps between, Frank Sinatra searched for a contentment that eluded him. Tina writes candidly about the wedge his manipulative fourth wife, Barbara Marx, drove between father and daughter.

My Father’s Daughter, with its unflinching account of Sinatra’s flaws and foibles, will shock many of his fans. At the same time, it is a deeply affectionate portrait written with love and warmth, a celebration of a daughter’s fond esteem for her father and a respect for his great legacy. Even now, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth, the world remembers Frank Sinatra as one of the giants of the show business. In this book from someone inside the legend, Tina Sinatra remembers him as something more: a father, and a man.
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Tina Sinatra is the youngest child of the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. My Father’s Daughter is her first book.

Jeff Coplon’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and Rolling Stone, among other publications. He is the coauthor a dozen memoirs, notably with Tina Sinatra, Sarah Ferguson (the Duchess of York), and Cher. He is the author of Gold Buckle, the definitive treatment of rodeo bull riding (HarperOne, 1995). He resides in Brooklyn.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1501124498
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; Reissue edition (November 17, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781501124495
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501124495
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
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Frank took the blows doing it his way
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Frank took the blows doing it his way
From Tina’s perspective, this is her side of the story. She wrote this book to show us how much she loved her father. But, this book also showed us how much a father Frank was not in anyway perfect and also how it affected Tina and her siblings as they grew into adulthood.Frank was Frank and that was that. He was his mother’s son just as much as Tina was her father’s daughter. Frank and Tina were carbon copies of personality. Tina made every effort in her own mind to protect Frank. How much she did so was negligible when all was said and done.Frank was his own man. But, he used his exalting demeanor with everyone to hide his vulnerability. He was an unstable man who was fearful, scared, and at times unhinged. He was always tried to compensate for his bad behavior by buying people off with gifts of money or charity. He was always trying to find “love” or a semblance of that emotion to fulfill what never got from Dolly, his own mother. His upbringing left an permanent mark on him. As a result he was always looking but never finding what he needed.He knew by the time he was too old to do anything about his life that he had failed his first wife and their three children. Always trying but never succeeding. Tina wrote what she saw from child’s eye, then from a teenage prospective and finally from her adulthood lens. All three were exactly the same view. Her father was there but want really there. He didn’t know how to be.The Sinatra family was famous and as dysfunctional as every family out there. Being an Italian one at that was no field trip either. Lots of drama. Tina participated to the bitter end. She held her step mother Barbara in contempt the entire time she was married to Frank. Frank made his bed and slept in it.This book showed how a entertainer of world renowned was nothing more than a man who was just as screwed up as anyone else. But, the one thing that allowed him to have the power and control that he had was the unbelievable amount of money he had and continue to make it almost until he died.But, as they say money can’t buy happiness and you can’t take it with you. Frank just did it his way blows and all.
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Julie A. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book about a father I admired!
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars A the same time sad, I"m sure of the bad judgment of marrying ...
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"For some reason Dad trusted that I'd equal to the task...He saw something in me long before I saw in myself that he would rely in for the rest of his life...The care and preservation of dad's legacy was our long standing family plans..... The Frank Sinatra legacy continues to sing within our hearts and clearly Mr. Sinatra is in the heaven gazing down proud of his beloved daughter, Tina and Bob Finklestein. A the same time sad, I"m sure of the bad judgment of marrying wife number 4 and the impact it had on his family. Tina Sinatra has written a compelling genuine memoir that leaves you in tears, as she gently unmasked the life from a beloved daughters point of view. To add, she also shares insight which leads you to understand with compassion and empathy how he married the wrong woman at the end of his life due to loneliness that he struggled with throughout his career. There are many tender moments captured that will just captivate you to keep reading and not put it down. This read is a must if you want understand a daughter who truly loved her dad and at the same time understand a father who was the world's greatest singer who was flawed in many ways and lovable.
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Klandi
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any Sinatra fan!
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015
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With the 100th anniversary of Sinatra's birth coming up, I decided to look at little closer at some of the more recent profiles of the man, not just the singer. Somehow, I wound up reading Barbara Sinatra's memoir first, which is odd, because I always looked at her as some generic Hollywood wife who happened to be in the right place at the right time. She just seemed so ordinary for someone who had been so extraordinary and who had to have had plenty of opportunities in front of him. Perhaps Barbara just wanted it more than the others. Anyway, her book was to be as expected: lots of fluff, no real insights unless you think I bought this, he bought me that, and name dropping as if those people would have had anything to do with her without the Sinatra connection, as providing any real insight to Sinatra the man.Finishing that, I read Tina's book, which is almost considered a companion piece when you read the reviews of both books. Tina's book is the anti-Barbara in a couple of ways; her book provides a real (and not always flattering) look into Sinatra as a person and it also provides a real (and also not so flattering) look into his last wife. Tina's book offers personal anecdotes and insight regarding Frank as a son, husband and father, and surprisingly, he comes off pretty well considering some of the escapades he put his first wife and children through. It's obvious how much he truly loves them and that they love him right back. She serves up some what were for me surprises regarding his relationships with his first wife (they still had the occasional fling over the years) and Tina's views on his 2nd and 3rd wives (amazingly charitable towards Ava and Mia). Given that the kids came around with the 'homewrecker' Ava and liked the unlikely bride Mia, their dislike of Barbara Marx comes off as being credible, since, if as Barbara claims, she only had her husband's best interests at heart, they would have eventually come around to her as well. Unlike Barbara's portrayal of herself in her own book as the best thing for Frank and being practically saint-like in her devotion, Tina paints herself as an extremely devoted daughter with rough patches with 'Poppa' over the years, and as a person who has flaws and foibles to overcome. All in all, Tina's book is written well and gives us a captivating look at Sinatra the man.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good book - a rare thing among memoirs of close family
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012
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My Father's Daughter is a very good book. Tina Sinatra writes well, and sounds sincere, which is a very rare thing when we talk about memoirs of close family members. She was able to give us a balanced, detailed view of her life with her father and does not try to hide his and her own imperfections.

Remember, this is not the story of the life of a music and movies star. It is the story of a father and his relationship with his daughter. Frank, like many men who become extremely successful and can't resist the many temptations that success brings, leaves his family when Tina is just a toddler. She misses him dearly, and actually never overcomes the absence of his larger than life daddy.

Frank was an old school husband. He cared for his family, never was able to detach himself from them and even apart, was always in touch with his children. That's understandable then, that Tina's biggest trauma had always been the time to say goodbye, which was the natural consequence of every good moment with her father. Tina's mother was also the old style abandoned wife, who would first forgive her husband's indiscretions and later even reunite romantically with him occasionally, during Frank's solitary periods. His wife remained a great friend and support throughout his life, and we get the feeling that he knew he would have been much happier and satisfied if he had stayed with her.

A great part of the book focuses on Frank's last years. He was married to an harpy named Barbara, a cruel gold-digger, who tried to do anything to separate Frank from his children. She had a mean and strong personality, and just took over Frank's life. Frank is the perfect example of the kind of man who can conquer the world, be the best in his job but who never was able to get in touch with his inner being and balance his emotional life. When he married Barbara, he did it to appease her and to "have a wife", like that was the right thing to do. We don't feel that Frank ever considered the possibility of living by himself, or to wait for a more honest and sincere partner. He just gave up. Why so many successful men do this later in life ? Do they just get tired of the fight ? The saddest part of the book is when we find Frank alone after his religious marriage party, telling himself: "what have I done ?". This is the picture of a man who lost the will to do things "My Way", who just left himself be taken by the current.

This situation of a defeated father must be the saddest thing for a daughter to watch. Tina just had to see his father diminish while his wife took over his life, his business and his will to live. And Tina couldn't do a thing. Yes, Tina was perhaps too absorbed with Frank. There are times in the book when we feel like shouting to her: "give up and go live your own life !". But I think I understand Tina's motivation: her father was "almost" there. Never completely close so her love could be satisfied, never far enough so she could give up. What a hard place to be.

In summary, this is a very entertaining and honest book. Highly recommended.
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J. Plannette
5.0 out of 5 stars A Legend
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
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I’ve been a huge Sinatra fan for about 70 years. I used to dance with my Mom while listening to Frank Sinatra. I’ve read many books about Francis Albert, but none like this. This Memoir allows you to see and feel the real Sinatra. He was a real human being and not perfect, but I still love him and the music he has given us will be with us forever. I listen every day.
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bmc123
5.0 out of 5 stars Very personal
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2019
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This book is well worth picking up if you're a Sinatra fan. It's a very personal story, so even though it covers events you can read about in other Sinatra books, Tina's reporting of events are from her own point of view. That often adds real colour to the story.

I can imagine it wasn't easy for her growing up as the youngest child in the family. She obviously missed having her father around and it's very understandable that she would fight to stay in his world when Barbara (Frank's fourth wife if you're new to the story) tried to keep Frank more for herself/away from his children. It's heart-wrenching to read her account of Frank growing old and his final days. Just because her father was famous doesn't diminish the hurt she felt from losing him.

Sinatra is a big name to carry; with all the good and bad it brings with it. I think they all managed to carry it in their own individual way.

Another thing is very clear from this book... Nancy (senior) played her cards very well. She got a good deal for her children and managed to stay influential in Frank's life, which ensured that her children were taken care of.
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Ewelyn
5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkable memoir about one of the greatest artists of all time: Frank Sinatra
Reviewed in Germany on May 26, 2015
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Tina Sinatra lets the reader take a glimpse of the great singer and performer Fran Sinatra from a different point of view, namely of the husband and the father. Affectionately she describes the relationship between her parents and how their life together changed when Frank became famous. Being the youngest of three children, she points out how her father was torn between being at home with his family and being on tour performing. Tina takes time to describe a side of Frank Sinatra which was only known to people nearest to him. She indicates his loneliness in spite of all his fame and his search for inspiration which was also embodied by meeting new people. His several marriages had influence on him over the years and Tina takes time explaining the resulting changes, the good and the bad ones, from her point of view as a daughter. She describes the relationship with her father from the time when she was a child, during her adolescence and adulthood. The way she combines her observations and the historical facts around Fran Sinatra which are commonly known, makes it difficult to put this book away. While reading it I got the impression that it was like putting a puzzle together. A remarkable memoir written by Frank Sinatras youngest daughter which shows what in its essence everyone should know: Every great artist is in the end only human.
A highly recommendable book!
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Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting
Reviewed in Germany on November 14, 2017
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Very interesting, a mixture between happiness and hard moments in the life of this family and the most charming voice and man of all times.
I like this family especially the strong feelings of his first woman, Nancy Barbato. She is a fantastic woman and a great mother.
Thank you Tina for this book...
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Sarah H.
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this wonderfully written and factual account of SInatra's private ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2015
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This is a really open and honest account of SInatra's private life by his youngest daughter. I've read and own many books on Sinatra and this is the most revealing because it is written by Tina Sinatra and not by a third party. I'm not criticizing other authors' works, merely pointing out that this is the real thing. Many other Sinatra stories are more or less exactly that, they are recounted stories and not always first or even second hand accounts. This certainly seems to be the case concerning his acquaintance with the mob; the stories vary wildly. I highly recommend this wonderfully written and factual account of Sinatra's private life. The photographs are lovely too and it is excellent value for money.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2016
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