Being Elvis
A Lonely Life
$41.85
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
26 September 2017
Summary
What was it like to be Elvis Presley? What did it feel like when impossible fame made him its prisoner? As the world’s first rock star there was no one to tell him what to expect, no one with whom he could share the burden of being himself - of being Elvis.
On the outside he was all charm, sex appeal, outrageously confident on stage and stunningly gifted in the recording studio. To his fans he seemed to have it all. He was Elvis. With his voice and style influencing succeeding generat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474604574 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474604579 |
| Author: | Ray Connolly |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 26 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 303g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 126mm x 194mm |
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Critics Review
Elvis was a spark of light that lit up the dark room of our adolescence
Elvis was a spark of light that lit up the dark room of our adolescence – Paul McCartney, about BEING ELVIS
Elvis changed the world triumphantly and his own world tragically, living and dying the American Dream, never knowing how it had happened. Ray Connolly does – Tim Rice
Esteemed writer, Ray Connolly, offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of an icon in BEING ELVIS: A LONELY LIFE. * Choice *
A brisk and informative introduction to Presley’s life * The Times *
Ray Connolly
Ray Connolly is a journalist, novelist and award-winning screenwriter who has also written television series, films and documentaries as well as several radio plays and short stories. The author of Being Elvis: A Lonely Life, he contributes regularly to the Daily Mail, having also written for the London Evening Standard, the Sunday Times, The Times, the Observer and the Daily Telegraph. He is married, has three children and lives in London.
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