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Almost Graceland


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About the Book

Ray Johnston, a forty one-year-old truck driver in Memphis, had long ago got tired of everyone telling him how much he looked like Elvis. When his mother died, Ray found some journals she'd written and learned that he was adopted. While looking into it, he discovered he was born in the same hospital and even had the same birthday as Elvis Presley! All these coincidences...could he really be the twin brother of the most famous man on the planet?What should he do with this information? Would anyone believe him? What would people think? What would Elvis think? Ray learns this and a lot more in the uneasy relationship that begins when the two men meet. As different as they are, their similarities are unmistakable. Getting to accept each other as brothers is a rocky road, not helped by Elvis' shaky health, his lifestyle, or his ego. But, a budding relationship will hold surprises for both.

About the Author :
Steve Carlson has been a working actor and screenwriter for more than thirty years. In his varied career, he has been a series regular on "General""""Hospital"," The Young and the Restless, "Showtime's "A New Day in ""Eden"."" He has also guest-starred in hundreds of hours of television and starred or costarred in ten feature films. He has written feature films, television episodes, and books on working in acting. "Almost Graceland" is his first novel. Steve lives with his wife, Mary Ann, in the wilds of South Oregon.

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"In this debut novel by Carlson, a film actor and author (The Commercial Actor''s Guide), Gladys Presley gives birth to twin sons on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, MS. One is named Elvis; birth records indicate that the other was stillborn. In April 1977, Ray Johnston, a Memphis lumberyard worker with an uncanny resemblance to Elvis, discovers that he was adopted. Identical birthdays, a common birthplace, and other coincidences convince Ray that he is Elvis''s twin brother, but few others take his claim seriously. An article in a local newspaper finally catches the King''s attention, along with a number of Elvis watchers and curiosity seekers, launching Ray into the most exciting five months of his life. As rejection gradually becomes acceptance and Ray and Elvis begin sharing personal moments, good times are overshadowed by unscrupulous paparazzi, a kidnapping attempt, and an abiding need for secrecy. Of course, Elvis''s death on August 16, 1977, ends the adventure. Facts of Elvis''s life are meticulously woven into this novel of ''what ifs'' that will catch the fancy of Elvis fans. Recommended for popular fiction collections."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780312373986
  • Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Thomas Dunne Books
  • Height: 210 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 0312373988
  • Publisher Date: 13 Nov 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 140 mm


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