By the time she was 17 she was living at Graceland, staying up all night with Elvis and his entourage and then attending a local Catholic high school the next morning. Overall a heartbreaking messed up story that shouldn't be ignored even though the music is fantastic and timeless. It is clearly obvious that there was something deep rooted with Michaels insecurities and Elvis’ strong power that disturbed him when he got with Priscilla. The daughter of an Air Force captain, Priscilla was living with her family in Wiesbaden, Germany, at the same time that Elvis, the biggest rock star in the world, was stationed in Germany as part of his military deployment.

Thank you to Blackstone Publishing - Audiobooks who provided an advance digital audio copy via NetGalley. One such time was when Elvis released " (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", Priscilla wondered at that time if Elvis was dating a girl named Donna Marie. The book rights were purchased in 1987, and in 1988 it was made into a television movie written by Joyce Eliason, directed by Larry Peerce, and starring Dale Midkiff as Elvis and Susan Walters as Priscilla. Download Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N’ Roll by Priscilla Presley in PDF EPUB format complete free. Outraged, Priscilla picked up a vase and hurled it across the room, screaming that Ann-Margret should "keep her ass in Sweden where she belongs.

Priscilla also describes several episodes involving Elvis' explosive temper and his jealous nature; including the time he went into a rage and threatened to fire a male employee ( Memphis Mafia member Jerry Schilling), who supposedly acted too "friendly" with Priscilla. Online there are questions about the validity of the stories she tells in this book, but it is impossible to ever know the real truth.

Seeking a happy medium, her stepdad set boundaries: they were to be chaperoned, never alone together, and he wanted her home at a certain time. It sucks to be a fan of someone's music and performances and then you find out that their personal life is disturbing. As an Elvis Presley Expert, and Collector with OVER 100,000 photos/items since the late 1960's, I know all of the "resentment" about Priscilla (and the Estate). And honestly - you have to admire how such a young woman was able to pick herself up and move on with her life.Adding this on to the fact that he controlled every aspect of her life - fashion, makeup, hair, how she walked, how she talked, when she slept, what she did during the day, who she spoke to - and isolated her from her family and made it hard to make any friends, it just doesn't paint him in a good light at all.

He was signed on to perform for a month at the then-new and just-completed International Hotel in Las Vegas.

When he asked Priscilla to move to Memphis, he told her the relationship with Wood was over, but she describes later finding a packet of love letters from Wood in the attic at Graceland. I’ve read this book a few times but hearing it read by her has given me a whole new perspective of the story.