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Priscilla Presley was born in 1945 in New York. Her biological father died in a plane crash, and she her name was changed from Wagner to Beaulieu when her mother remarried. The family moved several times due to military service, and Priscilla was living in Germany at the time she met Elvis Presley. Her parents made several choices, all of which I deem insane and would not be making for my daughter, enabled her to spend late nights with Elvis Presley at just fourteen. He was twenty-four. The two were eventually married in 1967 and had one child together. The couple later divorced in 1973.

I have the Audible version of this book. It took me about six hours to listen to at work today. The physical book is around 300 pages, if you prefer that medium and are interested in reading this book. I didn't know very much about Priscilla Presley, but I thought this would be an interesting book to read. It definitely helped to pass my workday, and I did learn a good deal about her childhood and her relationship with Elvis Presley, which is...distasteful... to me. I am going to add some other opinions below but if you do not wish to read them until you read the book, stop now.

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1. The fact that Priscilla was 14 years old when entering a relationship with an adult is gross. The fact that her parents allowed that is wild to me.
2. Elvis Presley could not keep his pp in his pants. I am unsure if he wound up catching some disease, but I can't see how he didn't.
3. He was emotionally and mentally abusive to Priscilla, and nothing anyone says will change my mind on that.
4. The fact that he called her "my little girl" was gross.
5. Why was this girl not in school?!
6. The weird obsession he had with his mother, and then the weird behavior he exhibited towards Priscilla after she had a baby was...ick.
7. I do believe that they both loved each other, but this was as toxic as nuclear waste.
8. Elvis Presley was an egotistical cad, and I am not impressed by him.