and the Memphis Mafia
Alanna Nash is a feature writer for the New York Times and Entertainment Weekly, who has written five books, including Elvis: From Memphis to Hollywood and The Colonel, her biography of Colonel Tom Parker, also published by Aurum. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Praise for The Colonel
‘Perhaps the most thoroughly researched music book ever written.’ Observer
‘The year’s most meticulously researched and widely discussed music book ... a gripping psychological drama full of astounding hubris and needless tragedy.’ Independent on Sunday
‘Horrible man. Bloody good read ... Nash doesn’t ask us to forgive Parker, or even like the man, but rather to understand him ... She succeeds brilliantly.’ Uncut
‘Extraordinary is the word.’ Sunday Times
‘Nash has a marvellous story to tell ... No one will ever know whether the Colonel was the devil or the angel in Elvis’s private hell; but anyone who is interested in their entwined stories – an age-old morality tale of innocence and experience – should read this book.’ Daily Telegraph