Lisa Marie Presley: Posthumous memoirs of Elvis Presley’s daughter will be published in 2024

The posthumous memoirs of Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the rock’n’roll legend Elvis Presleywill go on sale in October, his daughter and the publisher Random House announced this Thursday.

“I feel honored to contribute to the launch of my mother’s book,” died in January 2023 at the age of 54, announced on Instagram her daughter, the American actress Riley Keough, known for her roles in the film “Mad Max: Fury Road” and the series “Daisy Jones and the Six.”

The post leads to the link to the “lisamariebook.com” website, which states that the book will go on sale on October 15, 2024.

“Before her death in 2023, (Lisa Marie Presley) had been working for years on a raw, fascinating and unique memoir, recording countless hours of breathtaking vulnerability, which were finally committed to paper by her daughter, Riley Keough.”the site promises.

The only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, who divorced in 1973, Lisa Marie Presley pursued a musical career, without achieving the success of “King” Elvis. She suffered from addiction to opiates and painkillers, and made no secret of her vulnerability.

His death a year ago, which according to the autopsy was due to complications related to a surgical operation to lose weight, provoked a wave of tributes from the American entertainment world.

Lisa Marie Presley was the heir to the family home and Graceland estate in Memphis (south), which has become a place of pilgrimage and devotion for Elvis fans who come to visit his grave.

According to the American media, Riley Keough has become the heir in turn.

The figure of Elvis, a rock genius inspired by Tennessee gospel and blues, has returned to the fore thanks to the film “Elvis” (2022), by Baz Luhrmann, in which the singer is played by Austin Butler, a to whom Lisa Marie Presley paid a moving tribute.

More recently, the film “Priscilla,” by director Sofia Coppola, tells the story of Elvis, his excesses and violent outbursts, through the eyes of his wife. Elvis Presley died in 1977, aged 42.

With information from EFE