From Here to the Great Unknown

How familiar were you with Lisa Marie Presley and her life before reading this memoir? How, if at all, did your impression of her change after reading?

This is a remarkably candid memoir. What surprised you the most to read?

How does the dual-perspective narrative, with Lisa Marie's daghter Riley's reflections interspersed with Lisa Marie's recorded interviews, enhance the storytelling?

How do Lisa Marie Presley's complicated relationships with her parents, Elvis and Priscilla, shape the trajectory of her life and sense of identity?

Presley was married four times, to Danny Keough, Michael Jackson, Nicholas Cage, and Michael Lockwood. Compare and contrast these partnerships. What do you think Presley was hoping to get out of each relationship?

“The sadness started at 9 when he [Elvis Presley] died, and it never left,” Riley Keough states, asserting that Lisa Marie Presley “was heartbroken my whole life.” Discuss the book's treatment of depression. Do you think the book's authors believe that biology is destiny?

Addiction sadly plays a prominent role in Lisa Marie Presley's life, from her father's addictions, to the drug dependency that she blames for the dissolution of her marriage to Michael Jackson, to her own addiction to opioids following her C-section. How does the memoir portray this difficult subject and its effects?

The book grapples with the pain of grief and loss. How does Lisa Marie Presley deal with grief? What insights did you as a reader take away from the memoir's recounting?

Discuss the theme of motherhood in the memoir, from Lisa Marie's relationship with her mother Priscilla to her relationships with her own children and the sense of purpose she found in being a mother.

This is a heavy book. Were there any moments of lightness or levity that stuck with you?

What do you think Lisa Marie Presley hoped to achieve by sharing her life story through this memoir? What do you think the lasting impact of the book might be?