{"product_id":"the-prince-of-memphis-9781960865441","title":"The Prince of Memphis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAron Beale is the unacknowledged son of Elvis--and a Black mother, Clara Mae Beale--the result of a chance meeting one night at New York's Warwick Hotel in the summer of '56. Few know Aron's secret, and his mid-life plan to publish a revealing memoir brings out lawyers from Graceland, religious fanatics, and death threats aiming to silence him. But his decades old chart-topping song, \"Midnight Candy,\" catches the ear of a young journalist, Odelia Jane Phillips, triggering an unlikely love affair and a partnership in writing and adventure--a shared mission to confront and expose the conspirators who would bury Aron's controversial book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in pop culture, laced with dark humor, and propelled by musical prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Prince of Memphis\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a dreamlike journey--from Detroit to Las Vegas to the Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll. Sparks fly as Aron and Odelia's romance collides with the magnetic pull of Aron's past, fueling a remarkable odyssey, a race through the shadowlands bordering black and white, and a reckoning with an absent father who is endlessly present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Coulson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dreamfield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960865441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoulson, Joseph:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Joseph Coulson is a novelist, poet, playwright, and musician. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), published as a Harvest Book from Harcourt and in German and French translations, was selected for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Great New Writers series and won the Book of the Year Award, Gold Medal in Literary Fiction, from \u003ci\u003eForeWord Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eOf Song and Water\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), enjoyed both critical and commercial success in France, fueled by an award-winning translation by Judith Roze and reviews in leading publications, including \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e. Three books of poetry appeared earlier: \u003ci\u003eThe Letting Go\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Measured Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGraph\u003c\/i\u003e. His stage play, \u003ci\u003eA Saloon at the Edge of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (co-authored with William Relling Jr.), a noir drama involving a clash between William Faulkner and Raymond Chandler over the screen adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, received a showcase production in the 1996 TAM Season of New American Plays: \"Hollywood and the American Reality.\"","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Joseph Coulson \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48944167420061,"sku":"9781960865441","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e55ce7c5-54eb-4e7c-a932-34a143d895e9.jpg?v=1790154935","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-prince-of-memphis-9781960865441","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}