She Played Elvis

A Pilgrimage to Graceland

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book She Played Elvis by Shady Cosgrove, Allen & Unwin
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Shady Cosgrove ISBN: 9781741767803
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Shady Cosgrove
ISBN: 9781741767803
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

She Played Elvis is the story of a trip that Shady, a young American immigrant to Australia, undertakes with her Australian boyfriend to rediscover her homeland - which, after several years in Australia, doesn't necessarily feel like 'home' anymore. As part of the journey, the pair decide to make a pilgrimage across America, travelling on Greyhound buses, to get to Graceland for the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, with Shady busking and singing Elvis songs at cities and towns along the way. As they travel across America, memories of her past begin to surface and Shady realises that while she is coming to understand the meaning of 'home', she is also untangling the knotted threads of her difficult relationship with her estranged, erratic, unreliable and often violent father.

A moving, witty and original meditation on the idea of pilgrimage, family, home and loss, She Played Elvis is a classic road story and a journey of self-discovery set to an Elvis soundtrack; a story told with a clear-eyed, intelligent, unforgettable grace.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

She Played Elvis is the story of a trip that Shady, a young American immigrant to Australia, undertakes with her Australian boyfriend to rediscover her homeland - which, after several years in Australia, doesn't necessarily feel like 'home' anymore. As part of the journey, the pair decide to make a pilgrimage across America, travelling on Greyhound buses, to get to Graceland for the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, with Shady busking and singing Elvis songs at cities and towns along the way. As they travel across America, memories of her past begin to surface and Shady realises that while she is coming to understand the meaning of 'home', she is also untangling the knotted threads of her difficult relationship with her estranged, erratic, unreliable and often violent father.

A moving, witty and original meditation on the idea of pilgrimage, family, home and loss, She Played Elvis is a classic road story and a journey of self-discovery set to an Elvis soundtrack; a story told with a clear-eyed, intelligent, unforgettable grace.

More books from Allen & Unwin

Cover of the book Janella's Super Natural Foods by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Hell's Battlefield by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Madam Lash by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Hannah & Emil by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book The Truth About Peacock Blue by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book The Strength of a Nation by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book The Thing About Prague ... by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book A Different Boy by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Australia's Original Languages by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Tashi by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Gifted Young Children by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book A Month of Sundays by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book Confessions of a Millionaire's Mistress by Shady Cosgrove
Cover of the book The Simplest Words by Shady Cosgrove
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy