Graceland (Roberts novel)

Graceland is the fifth novel by British writer Bethan Roberts. The novel fictionalizes the childhood years of Elvis Presley with a particular focus on his relationship with his mother Gladys Presley.[1][2] Roberts wrote the book in part because of the presence of Elvis in her life, through her mom's being a "massive Elvis fan".[3][1]

Generally reception of the novel was positive. Telegraph review Clair Allfree gave the novel five stars.[2] In the Financial Times review of the novel, critic Susie Boyt called it "disciplined and surprisingly sober considering its themes", describing the full novel as an "understated, thoughtful novel".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Boyt, Susie (February 1, 2019). "Graceland by Bethan Roberts — Elvis and his mother". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. ^ a b Allfree, Claire (2019-03-05). "Graceland by Bethan Roberts, review: Elvis re-imagined through his mother's eyes". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  3. ^ Roberts, Bethan. "Writing Graceland". Bethan Roberts. Retrieved 2019-09-01.


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