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From Here to the Great Unknown
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I just finished this minutes ago and I'm very emotional right now. This was a very open and honest memoir, culled from actual tapes that were made by Lisa Marie Presley and augmented by her eldest daughter, Riley Keough. Lisa had been working on this memoir for years accumulating her story on audiotapes, but in recent years had asked Riley to help her write the book. The way the book is laid out is that Lisa Marie tells her story, but interspersed in certain areas Riley will add her perspective to it. Being the eldest child of Lisa Marie, she was witness to so much and her viewpoints were integral to this story. Both women were unabashed in their honesty. While some areas were so painful to read, it answered a lot of questions that I'm sure a lot of people speculated about. In particular, how Lisa Marie's son Ben's suicide went down and how the family dealt with the aftermath of this unspeakable tragedy. I was crying reading this part, but even more so when I read the tribute from Riley that was read at Lisa Marie's funeral by her husband Ben because she was too upset to read it herself.
The writing style is very natural from both women, and it's a good guess that it closely mirrors the audiotapes left behind by Lisa Marie. I've read so many biographies about Elvis over the years, and was lucky enough to visit Graceland several years ago. He's a person I'm quite fascinated with, so it's always a treasure to get another new glimpse into his story. In the past we've heard from ex-wife Priscilla, his "Memphis Mafia" friends/employees, ex-girlfriends and even his maid. But this one was truly special.
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I just finished this minutes ago and I'm very emotional right now. This was a very open and honest memoir, culled from actual tapes that were made by Lisa Marie Presley and augmented by her eldest daughter, Riley Keough. Lisa had been working on this memoir for years accumulating her story on audiotapes, but in recent years had asked Riley to help her write the book. The way the book is laid out is that Lisa Marie tells her story, but interspersed in certain areas Riley will add her perspective to it. Being the eldest child of Lisa Marie, she was witness to so much and her viewpoints were integral to this story. Both women were unabashed in their honesty. While some areas were so painful to read, it answered a lot of questions that I'm sure a lot of people speculated about. In particular, how Lisa Marie's son Ben's suicide went down and how the family dealt with the aftermath of this unspeakable tragedy. I was crying reading this part, but even more so when I read the tribute from Riley that was read at Lisa Marie's funeral by her husband Ben because she was too upset to read it herself.
The writing style is very natural from both women, and it's a good guess that it closely mirrors the audiotapes left behind by Lisa Marie. I've read so many biographies about Elvis over the years, and was lucky enough to visit Graceland several years ago. He's a person I'm quite fascinated with, so it's always a treasure to get another new glimpse into his story. In the past we've heard from ex-wife Priscilla, his "Memphis Mafia" friends/employees, ex-girlfriends and even his maid. But this one was truly special.
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This is an exceptional review TQ! I’m in line for it on Libby. Cannot wait. I love that Riley has added her thoughts too. This one certainly sounds special. I’m curious if she talks about Priscilla and what type of mother she really was?
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Amazing review TQ! I have visited Graceland twice, most recently this summer. I'm also a fan of Riley Keough from Daisy and the Six. Can't wait to read this one. Especially after reading your great review.
Tina (so this is GR now, semi-notifications!) wrote: "This is an exceptional review TQ! I’m in line for it on LElvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Rollibby. Cannot wait. I love that Riley has added her thoughts too. This one certainly sounds special. I’m curious if she talks about Priscilla..."Thank you so much, Tina! Lisa did indeed talk about Priscilla, particularly at the beginning where she states how their relationship got off to an auspicious start because Priscilla seriously thought about aborting her. I remember being horrified when I read this in Priscilla's memoir back in the eighties wondering what Lisa Marie would think reading that. And I remember Priscilla talking about how the doctors told her to eat certain things to help the baby and she would do the opposite because she was more worried about not getting fat. So Lisa Marie immediately goes there, yes- and doesn't hold back on anything. BTW, I also used the free public library and was the first in line to read it because I requested it the first moment I heard about it!! :-)
Ceecee wrote: "Wonderful review TQ 💕"Thank you so much, Ceecee! XOXO
DeAnn wrote: "Amazing review TQ! I have visited Graceland twice, most recently this summer. I'm also a fan of Riley Keough from Daisy and the Six. Can't wait to read this one. Especially after reading your great..."DeAnn- Thanks so much! I could definitely see myself visiting Graceland more than once! In fact, once I saw the house and the meditation garden I was good to go and didn't even care about going across the street to see the other museums for his cars and stage outfits (even though I did). And of course the Lisa Marie plane was special to check out. I saw this very interesting movie from several years ago called "American Honey" that Riley starred in that is worth checking out also :-)
I’m in the middle of it right now and it’s definitely one of the best if not THE best book I’ve read to do with Elvis so far. And not even just the parts with Elvis, the entire book so far has been incredible and so interesting.
Shannon wrote: "I’m in the middle of it right now and it’s definitely one of the best if not THE best book I’ve read to do with Elvis so far. And not even just the parts with Elvis, the entire book so far has been..."It definitely exceeded my expectations! I always loved Priscilla's memoir for her honesty and this one is the same for that. Especially since these people were the closest to him. Lisa's perspective recounting Elvis's death was also riveting. Glad you are enjoying it.
Wonderful review� I’ve read some snippets which were enough to make realize that the old adage� you really don’t know what goes on behind closed doors� is terrible and true. The legacy of some families is pain� I would like to read this, but it also seems almost too brutally real. Sad.
Heidi- Thanks so much 🙏 💓 I know they've been serializing this in places like The Daily Mail Online.
*TUDOR^QUEEN* wrote: "Tina (so this is GR now, semi-notifications!) wrote: "This is an exceptional review TQ! I’m in line for it on L[book:Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King ..."Awesome TQ! Now you make me REALLY want to read it!! Wow!
Wonderful review TQ. I’m sure there was lots to learn and drool over in this book 😁💖
Margaret M - (trying to catch up. It doesn't wrote: "Wonderful review TQ. I’m sure there was lots to learn and drool over in this book 😁💖"Thanks so much, Margaret! XOXO
Lovely review, TQ, and so glad this was a winning read for you! Sounds like a good one to add.😊
Terrie- Thank you 😊! It was a real page turner ⚘️📚
Superb review, TQ! I just bought a copy today. Can’t wait to read it.
Tara- Thanks so much, dear! May you have a glorious 📚 read!
I requested it from my free public library
Great review!! Riley mentions in interviews that as much as possible she quoted her mother verbatim or cleaned it up to get her mom’s point across - so yes it’s a good/great guess on your part. ☺️
Kris wrote: "Great review!! Riley mentions in interviews that as much as possible she quoted her mother verbatim or cleaned it up to get her mom’s point across - so yes it’s a good/great guess on your part. ☺️"Thank you very much! I haven't watched any interviews of Riley's book tour, so that's nice to hear :-)
It was Great!!!Riley did an amazing job!!
Karen- It sure was great!! It will probably be the best memoir of the year!
I forgot to say� incredible review!!
Karen...you're very kind...thank you very much!! 🌹 📖 😊
Great review, TQ!! I'm on a LONG wait list at the library. Hope to read it soon!
Julie wrote: "Great review, TQ!! I'm on a LONG wait list at the library. Hope to read it soon!"Julie- Thank you so much!! It's worth the wait! My free public library uses Hoopla and as soon as I heard about the existence of the book I requested it. I might have been the first to get it as I got the Hoopla notification just past midnight on release day! It seems like there's more waiting involved at libraries that use OverDrive/Libby. However, that didn't stop me from just signing up for a library card in my much larger neighboring city which uses OverDrive-because I much prefer reading on my e-ink devices like my kindles or the Kobo Libra Colour rather than a tablet! XOXO
yes i also am very emotional
Jalayna wrote: "yes i also am very emotional"Jalayna- Those are my favorite kinds of books...the ones that bring tears to my eyes :-)
Debra- Thank you very much! 🌹 📖 😊 🙏
amazing review. thank you!
Miruna wrote: "amazing review. thank you!"Miruna- Thank you so much...you're very kind! :-)
This has been on my radar and your review has made me for sure want to read it! Can’t wait to get my hands on it
Jazmine- Thank you! 🌹😊 I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Thank you for this review. Memoirs stir emotions, that’s for sure.
I read the book. It was captivatingly written. It felt like true, raw emotion, was present. The photos and organization to look back through the book to find them were outstanding. Life was filled with hardship and love.
