From Here to the Great Unknown: Oprah's Book Club: A Memoir (Unabridged)
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4.6 • 429 Ratings
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Publisher Description
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.
A PEOPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir.
A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words, never know the passionate, joyful, caring, and complicated woman that Riley loved and now grieved.
Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about smashing golf carts together in the yards of Graceland, about the unconditional love she felt from her father, about being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world.
To make her mother known.
This extraordinary book is written in both Lisa Marie’s and Riley’s voices, a mother and daughter communicating—from this world to the one beyond—as they try to heal each other. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, From Here to the Great Unknown is a book like no other—the last words of the only child of an American icon.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
As the daughter of the almost mythical Elvis, Lisa Marie Presley was a subject of fascination for her tragically too-short life. In this incredible book, her daughter, actress Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), completes the memoir Lisa Marie hadn’t yet finished when she died suddenly in 2023. Offering an intimate look behind that mythical curtain, Lisa Marie is candid in all her reflections, talking about how her childhood memories of her late dad somehow still feel perfect and ideal, even as she looks back at them in her fifties. It’s also eye-opening to hear how well Keough understood her mom. She’s the one who reflects on just how similarly headstrong Lisa Marie was to her own mother, Keough’s grandmother Priscilla Presley. Riley is beautifully sincere as she narrates her sections, and superstar Julia Roberts interprets Lisa Marie’s reflections with a groundedness that truly does justice to such a memorable and compelling human being.
Customer Reviews
Listened throughout the night..⭐️
I only met Lisa once, but this riveting story hit home on many levels. Riley did a remarkable job conveying insight, pain, spirit and levity throughout the journey, and masterfully accomplished what she and Lisa hoped for. ❤️✨🙏🏼
A Powerful and Inspiring Memoir: Lisa Marie Presley's Story
I never grew up paying attention to Elvis or his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, but this book opened my eyes to Lisa's beautiful and deeply moving story. I'm a big fan of memoirs and enjoy hearing about people's unique journeys, but Lisa's story touched me in a way I didn't expect. I loved reading about the ups and downs of her life, and it really made me feel close to her.
I believe this book will be an immense comfort to those struggling with similar experiences of loss, abuse, and neglect. I highly recommend it to anyone who is going through difficult times, as well as to anyone interested in learning more about the personal stories behind public figures. It's a reminder not to judge people too harshly based on their public persona.
This book is something I would read over and over again. Listening to the audiobook, with Lisa's daughter narrating, was especially moving. It brought a whole new layer of connection to the story. I feel deeply inspired by the strength and resilience shown in Lisa's life, and this book has truly changed and moved me in ways I never anticipated.
Beautiful
So thoughtfully done.