Elvis a Personal Memoir by Chris Hutchins
ELVIS Presley and the author Chris Hutchins got to know each other through a common mentor - Colonel Tom Parker. The man who managed the King of rock 'n roll treated the writer as a confidant. And that's what makes this book unique. Right from the earliest pages, the Colonel reveals his true feeling about Elvis and the unusual relationship they had. In one of the many letters he wrote to Hutchins he explains for the first time why it wasn't his fault that Elvis never travelled to perform outside the United States. Moving as freely within the Presley circle as he was able to, the author came into close contact not only with Elvis himself but also his family, friends and staff: everybody from Elvis's wife Priscilla, daughter Lisa, father Vernon, tour manager and closest companion Joe Esposito, show business buddies like Tom Jones - even his cook Mary Jenkins knew and talked to Chris Hutchins who even took the Beatles to party at his home. That's what makes this book A Personal Memoir.Chris Hutchins, a writer and broadcaster, is a well-known author of celebrated biographies of the wealthy, famous, and royals. Fergie Confidential, his debut book, was an intimate biography of the Duchess of York that recounted her tumultuous marriage to Prince Andrew, the Queen's favorite son. He followed that up with Diana's Nightmare: The Family, a revelatory biography of the late Princess of Wales that cemented his reputation as a royal expert to the point where he was asked to cover Prince Charles' second marriage for American television. Elvis Meets the Beatles, a meeting he arranged during his personal contact with all five, ATHINA: The Last Onassis, a deep dive into the world of the Onassis dynasty, and GOLDSMITH: Money, Women, and Power, a biography of the late billionaire industrialist, Sir James Goldsmith, were among the books that followed. Hutchins has recently turned his attention to Russia, writing candid biographies of the country's leader, PUTIN, and the country's most well-known tycoon, ABRAMOVICH: The Billionaire from Nowhere.
The author returned to the royal scene with HARRY: The People's Prince, a fascinating book about Diana's son. 'Chris Hutchins seems to have seen and done it all,' says Mark Bolland, Prince Charles' former secretary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780993356674 |
| ISBN 10 | 0993356672 |
| Title | Elvis a Personal Memoir |
| Author | Chris Hutchins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Neville Ness House Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 314 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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