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Almost Graceland

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This is a fun read for all ages; no offensive passages and the story moves quickly. Elvis fans will find it a must read. I got wrapped up immediately with Roy, the main character, who has a few more problems than the average guy trying to make ends meet, and usually finding himself slipping further into debt. He's about as far down the rungs as he's ever been when he discovers his mother's journals, and learns he was adopted and born on the same day as Elvis. He begins to wonder. . . could there be a genetic reason as to why he looks like an Elvis clone? Inevitably Roy and Elvis meet, and we witness a surreal dichotomy between a struggling man trying to keep his head above water, and a man who is rich and world-famous. The Elvis factor is intriguing (why hasn't anyone thought of that before?) and has you rooting for Roy (wouldn't this solve all his problems?). What would it be like to discover you were Elvis's twin brother? Hey, what! Turn the page and find out.

GREAT story!! I couldn't put it down. Didn't want the story to end. Written well & very believable. I really enjoyed it! I HIGHLY recommend for ANY ELVIS fan!!

WOW! This is a wonderful historical fiction book on Elvis. What a great idea this author had for a story - so creative. I enjoyed every moment of it and hated to see it end. Great job!!

I grew up with Elvis and thought everything had been written about him, then, along comes Almost Graceland, What if Elvis's twin brother hadn't really died, but was given by a "compassionate" midwife to parents who had just lost their newborn? Is it possible that their paths could cross? What relationship could they possibly have? What is the power of the connection between identical twins? I turned the pages quickly to find out what might have happened.

As a fan of Elvis, the title of this book jumped off the shelf at me. Of course, I had to buy it, and I did not regret doing so. I'll admit that I had wondered about a world with Elvis's twin brother not having been stillborn. (Can you imagine if Jesse Presley lived and had the talents of his brother, too?!) Carlson adjusts a little history with this "what if" story about Elvis and his stillborn twin brother, Jesse. It was interesting to wonder right along with Ray, the protagonist, what all of this might mean to the life of a "regular Joe," and to Elvis. Obviously, we all know how any story about Elvis ends, and just reading about that is more than enough to get me to shed tears, but the fictional twist of the affect on "Ray" was emotional as well.