Lisa Marie Presley is the only child of the music icon Elvis Presley, and she has long been a source of intrigue for popular culture. In this memoir, she writes candidly and heart-wrenchingly about her experiences as the heir to Elvis’s legacy, her personal life that was filled with turbulence, and the influence of fame on her family. Here are some of the top revelations from this much-awaited memoir:

1. Life with Elvis

Lisa Marie, although she had an ordinary relation with her father, though she was just nine years of age when her father passed away. She tells that Elvis was a very loving tender father and also indulged in showering gifts to her while taking the pain of fame. She writes about life in the legendary Graceland mansion and how surreal it was to grow up amidst her father’s success, his fans, and a rock-and-roll lifestyle few could imagine.

2. Addiction Issues

In a revelation that comes to many who knew about her struggles, Lisa Marie opens up about her long battle with addiction. She writes honestly of how fame, loss, and personal pain led her down a path that had followed in the footsteps of her father’s prescription-drug struggle. Her memoir shines light on the hard journey of getting out from under the intense public scrutiny in order to be sober again.

3. Marriages and Public Relationships

There has been talk about high-profile marriages with pop icon Michael Jackson and actor Nicolas Cage. She reveals all this tension as well as the intricacy of the marriages to add insight into her life privately behind the media mania. She describes a highly intense bond with Jackson in terms of their level of fame and personal strife against each other.

4. Raising Her Children under the Public Eye

Motherhood is one of the main themes in Presley’s memoir. She recounts her story of bringing up four children and protecting the children from the attention that comes with being part of the Presley clan. She speaks of love and pride in her children and sacrifices made to bring a sense of normalcy for them.

5. Reflections on Elvis’s Legacy

Finally, the reflections of Lisa Marie on her father’s legacy epitomize responsibility and pride. She says that she feels closely associated with the fans of Elvis whom she calls an extended family. She says how she managed to preserve not just the memory but also the music of the man.

In her memoir, Presley paints a highly autobiographical portrait of a lifetime within a rock-and-roll dynasty–showing readers the inner tensions of fame, family, and legacy that she so uniquely has experienced and explored.