Priscilla presley new book6/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Some of those books are part of the Bendigo exhibition, including one of his most cherished: a heavily notated copy of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. There were so many books stacked up around their palatial bed that she commissioned a cabinet maker to construct pull-out bookcases under it, out of concern her husband would injure himself in the dark. “And he would read and I would be so tired … and he would say, ‘you aren’t listening to me’ and I would say, ‘OK, keep your eyes open’.” “We could come home at two o’clock in the morning or later, and he would go right to the books and start reading,” Priscilla says. He often read through the night, adding copious notes to the margins as he went. ![]() ![]() While his love of fast cars, motorbikes, horses, over-the-top fashion and other women are well-documented, Elvis’s ongoing exploration into religion and spirituality is less so, as is his lifelong love of books. At a media Q&A the day before the opening, Priscilla teared up while talking about the aspects of Elvis’s life and personality that did not feed comfortably into the King’s celebrity narrative. The exhibition has been carefully curated to reflect an unexpected depth and complexity to the pop culture icon. Photograph: Leon Schoots/Bendigo Art Gallery Presley’s 1960 MG MGA 1600 MKI, which featured in his 1961 film Blue Hawaii. ![]()
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