Graceland av Bethan Roberts

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<p><i><b>What if your son was the King of Rock ¿n¿ Roll?</b></i><br><br>From the moment she first holds him, Gladys Presley loves her son Elvis ferociously. She is the one by his side when his father is in the jailhouse; as they move from place to place skirting poverty; as Elvis¿s obsession with music grows and he begins his whirlwind rise to never-before-seen success. But while he brings audiences across the land to their knees and achieves unimagined wealth and fame, there is another story ¿ of drinking and diet pills, loneliness and loss ¿ and at the height of his power Elvis finds that even kings must go on alone.<br><br><b>¿Roberts is an exceptionally tender and empathetic writer, and the story of Elvis Presley and his relationship with his mother is one ripe for her skills¿ both epic and intimate¿ <i>Grazia</i></b></p>