| International Standard Book Number |
9780306837920 (paperback ; large print)
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| International Standard Book Number |
0306837927 (paperback ; large print)
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| Personal Name |
Presley, Priscilla, 1945- author.
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| Title Statement |
Softly, as I leave you : life after Elvis / Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, with Mary Jane Ross.
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| Edition Statement |
Large print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2025.
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| Physical Description |
x, 386 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Prologue: Unchained melody -- Letting go -- Holding on -- Separate ways -- Saying goodbye -- Keeping the faith -- Suspicious minds -- Acting out -- Love me tender -- Coming of age -- Memories -- Leaving Las Vegas -- Guest star -- Second thoughts -- Raise your voice -- Poison apples -- Storm and grace -- Peace in the valley -- Don't be cruel -- Lights out -- Midnight -- Epilogue: Raven.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Priscilla Presley's long-awaited memoir chronicles her difficult, inspiring journey beyond the walls of Graceland and behind the elegant image the world sees. Priscilla Presley's divorce from Elvis left his fans incredulous. How could she leave the man every woman wanted? From the outside, life in Elvis's mansion looked glamorous and enviable, and in many respects, it was. But, inside the mansion, her husband was constantly surrounded by a male entourage while at the gates, lines of beautiful women waited hopefully for an audience with the King. The only way for Priscilla to find herself was to leave that world and seek a new life of her own, because leaving was the only way to survive -- for herself and for her daughter. Softly, As I Leave You, is the deeply personal story of what Priscilla lost and what she found when she walked away from the man she loved. Despite the legal separation, their love for one another transformed into a touching and tender dynamic that endured until Elvis's untimely death four years later. Shattered by Elvis's passing, she had to reinvent herself for a second time as a single mother while she gradually found her footing as a businesswoman, actress, designer, and legislative advocate. A passionate, compassionate, and inspiring story of finding one's place in the world, Softly, As I Leave You is a sweet Southern melody that will take the reader with Priscilla on her long road home."-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Presley, Priscilla, 1945-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Television actors and actresses United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Rock musicians' spouses United States Biography.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Ross, Mary Jane, author.
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