
The posthumous memoir of Lisa Marie Presley, titled "From Here to the Great Unknown," saw its release yesterday, stirring the hearts of many still mourning the loss of the only child of Elvis Presley. The completion of Lisa Marie's reflective work fell upon the shoulders of daughter Riley Keough, who stepped in to finalize the memoir following her mother's untimely death in January 2023 from complications tied to bariatric surgery. The 304-page book dives deep into the private life and struggles of Lisa Marie, including her marriage to Michael Jackson and the "ever-present grief" of her father's passing, a task that Keough has described as a "duty" to fulfill for her mother, according to Local Memphis.
According to Local Memphis, Keough expressed after the book's release, "It just felt like a kind of a duty that I had to complete for her." The memoir not only offers a window into Lisa Marie's life but also seeks to deeply connect readers with themes of "love and loss and grief and mothers and daughters and addiction." Despite having to navigate through the emotionally challenging process of assembling her mother's narrative, Keough found solace in honoring her mother's legacy – a desire to candidly address her hardships and triumphs alike.
According to a BBC interview, Keough revealed her emotional response to sharing her mother's story, stating, "It made me emotional that she was sharing it with the world because it was a story that she felt very protective of." This sensitivity can be felt in the memoir's detailed accounts of Lisa Marie's life, including harrowing moments such as encountering her father's body on the day of his unforeseen death in 1977.