Lisa Marie Presley Memoir: Heartbreaking Title and Cover Photo Revealed
The title and cover photo for Lisa Marie Presley’s long-awaited memoir has been revealed. The book’s interior and exterior focuses on the deep connection between Lisa Marie and her father, Elvis Presley, throughout their lives and after their deaths.
Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir title and cover photo feature her strong bond with Elvis Presley
On June 4, Graceland’s official Instagram page debuted a cover photograph of Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir. The book’s image was taken in the hallway of Graceland, her family home.
The photo’s caption reads, “Random House has revealed the title of the much-anticipated Lisa Marie Presley memoir scheduled for release on October 15. Entitled From Here to the Great Unknown, the cover features a photo of a young Lisa Marie with her father, Elvis Presley.”
Before her death, Lisa Marie Presley recorded hours of audio in which “she spoke of her life in great detail.” Thus, the memoir is comprised of Presley’s words. Daughter Riley Keough will “fill in the blanks from her own memory and those closest to her mother,” according to the publisher.
In a 2018 interview with Lorraine, Lisa Marie Presley teased she would “absolutely” write an autobiography at some point. She then joked, “I’m in the middle of a psychological thriller right now, meaning my life. When it’s over, maybe I can write it.”
That year, Lisa Marie sued her former business manager, Barry Siegel, for negligence and mismanaging her finances in a $100 million lawsuit, according to Reuters. Subsequently, Siegel filed his own lawsuit against Lisa Marie for $800,000, claiming she squandered her inheritance.
In 1993, Siegel took over managing the singer/songwriter’s finances when she legally inherited Elvis’ millions. Lisa Marie was 9 when Elvis died in 1977, leaving her his sole heir.
When and where was the cover photo taken?
Elvis Presley fans are likely familiar with the image chosen for the photo’s cover. The session has become iconic to admirers of the famous clan.
Photographer Frank Carroll captured these professional photos of Elvis, Priscilla, and their only daughter, during Thanksgiving week 1970. They were snapped at Presley’s California home at 1174 Hillcrest Road.
These photos of Elvis and his daughter depict how close they were. Elvis appeared delighted by Lisa Marie, allowing Carroll to capture a sweet family interaction.
These images appear to be the last professional photos of the young family before Priscilla and Elvis Presley divorced. Their split was finalized in 1973.
The photoshoot was depicted in the feature film Priscilla. Lisa Marie denounced the film two months before her death.
Elvis’ heir documented her life before passing
Random House, the publisher behind Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir, shared details of the book on its official website. They write that in 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked daughter Riley Keough to help finally finish her memoir just one month before her death in January 2023.
“Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, laid 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, being upstairs, just the two of them. About getting dragged screaming out of the bathroom as she ran toward his body on the floor,” it reads.
“About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. Her singular, lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, and what they shared in common. About motherhood, about deep addiction, about ever-present grief.”
It concludes, “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.”‘
Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough wrote From Here to the Great Unknown. It is available for preorder and will be released nationwide on Oct. 15, 2024.
