{"product_id":"last-train-to-memphis-by-peter-guralnick-9781399641463","title":"Last Train to Memphis","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Elvis steps from the pages. You can feel him breathe' \u003c\/b\u003eBOB DYLAN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful'\u003c\/b\u003e RODDY DOYLE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis \u003c\/i\u003eis arguably the first serious biography that refuses to dwell on the myth of Elvis. Aiming instead to portray in vivid, dramatic terms the life and career of this outstanding artistic and cultural phenomenon, it draws together a plethora of documentary and interview material to create a superbly coherent and plausible narrative.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the first of three volumes from music critic   and author, Peter Guralnick, and covers Presley's stratospheric rise to stardom up to his departure for Germany in 1958. \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Memphis \u003c\/i\u003eis undoubtedly the benchmark by which other biographies of Elvis are judged.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Soars above all other accounts of Elvis' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of biographical art... profound and moving'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288548557036,"sku":"9781399641463","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/36bf3377dd43cfa8b379ba067353fc64.jpg?v=1770629749","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/last-train-to-memphis-by-peter-guralnick-9781399641463","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}