Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

Author: Deana MartinBrand: Brand: Crown ArchetypeEdition: First EditionFeatures: Used Book in Good ConditionBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 297Release Date: 26-10-2004Details: I loved being called Deana Martin. Even when I was very small. Dad was such a positive influence on people’s lives that to be so closely associated with him was always a blessing. People can’t help but smile when they think of my father, which has to be the greatest legacy of all. When people hear my name for the first time, they usually ask the same question: “Any relation?” “Yes,” I reply proudly, “he’s my father.” They smile and cry, “Oh, I love your father! I’ve loved him all my life.” Sometimes, just sometimes, they ask me the most important question of all: “Was he a good father?” To their surprise, I shake my head and smile. “No,” I reply. “He wasn’t a good father, but he was a good man.” Where Dad came from, that meant a great deal more. So begins Deana Martin’s captivating and heartfelt memoir of her