Riley Keough helped finish mother Lisa Marie Presley’s forthcoming posthumous memoir

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Lisa Marie Presley’s forthcoming memoir, which was unfinished on the time of her loss of life final yr, has been accomplished with assist from her daughter Riley Keough.

Presley, the one little one of rock’n’roll icon Elvis Presley, died final yr on the age of 54 following issues from bariatric surgical procedure.

Her daughter Keough, 34, was the star of Seventies-set music drama Daisy Jones And The Six. She stated in an announcement: “Few people had the opportunity to know who my mom really was, other than being Elvis’s daughter.

“I was lucky to have had that opportunity and working on preparing her autobiography for publication has been a privilege, albeit a bittersweet one.

“I’m so excited to share my mom now, at her most vulnerable and most honest, and in doing so, I do hope that readers come to love my mom as much as I did.”

Keough is the only real trustee of her mother’s property and now owns Graceland, Elvis’ property in Memphis, Tennessee. She will report the audiobook model of the memoir.

The ebook, which is as but untitled, has been described by publishers Macmillan as a “raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir” that can “lift the veil on one of America’s most storied families, sharing intimate memories of Lisa Marie’s remarkable, tumultuous life while offering a poignant exploration of the bonds between a mother and daughter.”

The audiobook will even embody never-before-heard recollections in Presley’s personal voice.

Presley requested Keough to assist her finish her memoir earlier than her loss of life. While Keough delayed the mission on the time, she later listened to hours of tapes recorded for the ebook.

The tapes included “story after story about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs at Graceland, just the two of them, a sanctuary from the chaos of her life”.

They additionally embody perception into Presley’s relationship together with her mother Priscilla, her life within the highlight and her marriages to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage, in addition to her personal experiences of motherhood and the devastating lack of her son Benjamin to suicide.

The ebook can be composed principally of Presley’s phrases, in her voice, with Keough “filling in the blanks from her own memory and those closest to her mother”, in line with the writer.

Macmillan publishing director Sara Cywinski stated: “It’s a great privilege that Riley has entrusted us with publishing her mother’s life story to fulfil her wish of giving a voice to Lisa Marie in a way that mostly eluded her when she was alive.

“I was deeply moved by both of their eloquent words and powerful storytelling, and I’m so very glad that there is an opportunity for the world to see Lisa Maria as Riley, and those closest to her, saw her.

“And, too, for the generations to come to understand the complexity of being a Presley. It’s an honour for us to publish this very special book.”

The ebook and accompanying audiobook will probably be revealed on October 15.

Additional reporting by Press Association