Careless Love

First lines

THEY LEFT IN THE AFTERMATH of a blustery winter storm.

About this book

Here at last is the full, true and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the second volume of Peter Guralnick's two-part biography. Beginning with Presley's 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 Elvis' relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It's a breathtaking, revelatory drama that for the first time places the events of a too-often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context.

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About the author

Peter Guralnick

15 December 1943

Peter Guralnick is an American music critic, author and screenwriter. He specializes in the history of early rock'n'roll and has written prominent works on Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, and Sam Cooke. - Wikipedia