{"product_id":"among-my-souvenirs-the-real-story-volume-1-9780999238912","title":"Among My Souvenirs: The Real Story (Volume 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Connie Francis Story is an American story. Born into a blue-collar Italian family at the end of the Great Depression  she went on to unimaginable heights of success. Along this extraordinary journey of her life she experienced the highest of peaks and the deepest of valleysthe stuff of both dreams and nightmares. Through her eyes  readers have a front row seat to many of the greatest public and private moments in American history and popular culture. Visiting American Bandstand  The Copacabana  Las Vegas and The Ed Sullivan Show  all at their respective heights  readers will experience the unparalleled achievements in her glorious career. Conquering wildly-enthusiastic audiences throughout the world  Connies international celebrity is one unrivaled by any recording artist to this very day. She is  in fact  the best-selling female artist in history  recording in 12 different languages. She shares with unusual candor and rare insight the juxtaposition that existed in her personal life. While the love affair with her audience was exhilarating  truly gratifying and omnipresent  fulfilling romantic relationships in her personal life always eluded her...with the exception of her one true love  Bobby Darina love destroyed by her domineering father  with whom she had a complicated and often troubling relationship. Her willingness to expose the most private aspects of her life with extraordinary honesty and often painful reflection is both startling and courageous. She also experienced an endless series of life-altering tragedies. A horrifying rape  the murder of her beloved brother  Georgie  at the hands of the Mafia  four failed and despairing marriages... All are chronicled with unstinting candor  a deep sense of resentment  and even under the most terrifying and unimaginable set of circumstances  her very rare sense of humor shines through. Her celebrity allowed her to rub elbows with presidents  royalty  the top echelon of the Mob  and every iconic showbiz figure of the era. The stories she shares with an extraordinary cast of characters are  indeed  funnier  stranger and often far more shocking than fiction. Few stars have experienced the rollercoaster ride that marked the life of Connie Francis. Fewer still possess the willingness  wit  insight  intellect and disarming self-deprecation to write a book of such unflinching nature. It is truly a joyful  comedic and emotionally disturbing book to read. Far more horrifying than any best-selling writer of fiction would dare to contemplate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529669894197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0999238914","price":351.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780999238912.jpg?v=1780941177","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/among-my-souvenirs-the-real-story-volume-1-9780999238912","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}