Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, was working on a memoir when she died in 2023. In From Here to the Great Unknown, actor Riley Keough details her mother's unusual life in Graceland. She also talks about grief and her own time at Neverland Ranch. Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner. Subscribe to Fresh Air's weekly newsletter and get highlights from the show, gems from the archive, and staff recommendations. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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I'm Tanya Moseley.
A few years before she died, Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis, decided to write a memoir.
Now this was a big deal because for most of her life, Presley lived in her father's shadow, and for years she'd tell people she thought her life wasn't interesting enough to fill a book.
Well, after years of chronicling on her own, Presley asked her daughter Riley to help her finish what she had documented.
A month later, at the age of 54, Presley died, and Reilly made the decision to complete what her mother started by finishing the book.
It's titled from here to the great unknown, a lyric from the song where no one stands alone, featured on a 2018 compilation album of Lisa Marie singing duets with archival recordings of her father's favorite gospel songs.
Oh my heaven, all the way, every army every day from here to the rain, take my hand, let me stand when I stand for you.
Riley Keough joins me today to talk about her mother's memoir.
She's the book's co author, which gives the reader this broader lens into the Presley family and a raw portrait of intergenerational sorrows.
Keough is a producer, director and actor who starred in films like Mad Fury Road, Zola and the miniseries Daisy Jones and the six.
She's the sole owner of Graceland and trustee of her mother, Lisa Marie Presley's estate.
Riley Keough, welcome to Fresh Air.
Thank you for having me.
This book, Riley, it's mostly your mother's story in her own words, and it bounces back and forth between your mom's perspective and your perspective.