Careless Love

Essential reading for anyone who loved Baz Luhrmanns biopic Elvis, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks

Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnicks two-volume life of Elvis Presley, received unprecedented accolades. This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elviss life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnicks status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presleys army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unraveling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playing-out of Elviss relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Its a breathtaking drama that places the events of a too often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformation. Written with grace, sensitivity, and passion, Careless Love is a unique contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the nature of success, giving us true insight at last into one of the most misunderstood public figures of our times.