Raimo Wirkkala's Reviews > Ava: My Story

This memoir was put together from audio-tapes recorded by Ava and, thus, it is very charmingly chatty (she refers, often, to the reader as "honey").
The book is rich in anecdotes, particularly as concerns the men in her life, and a little light on the film-work that she did. One of the best films she appeared in doesn't even rate a mention.
Interspersed throughout the book are testimonial-type chapters written by people who knew her. The submissions by Gregory Peck and Roddy McDowall are especially insightful, in my view, and lend some good context to Ava's revelations.
The final word is given to Ava's life-long companion, Mearene Jordan, who brings the book to a poignant denouement.