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02530aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 F66DDC28E96D11E8978F920F97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181116010210 008 180205s2018 alu 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2018932053 020 $a 1604892064 020 $a 9781604892062 020 $a 1604892072 020 $a 9781604892079 035 $a (OCoLC)1021214229 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UUC $d MYL $d JTH $d OCLCF $d ZCU $d IaU $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3602.U763595 $b L36 2018 100 1 $a Burrell, Mike, $e author. 245 14 $a The land of grace / $c Mike Burrell. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a Alabama : $b Livingston Press, a part of the University of West Alabama, $c [2018] 300 $a 253 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Looking like Elvis and sounding like Elvis are not enough for tribute artist Doyle Brisendine. Deep in his heart, Doyle wants to be Elvis. After performing in front of a wildly enthusiastic group of seniors, he realizes the absurdity of his fantasy and sees a dead end looming. Then, in the midst of his despondency, his world brightens as a beautiful young woman offers him not only flattery and a dinner invitation, but a pile of cash and a ride in an antique pink Cadillac. He thinks he's died and gone to Elvis heaven after she takes him to a replica of Elvis's Graceland. At first he believes the place is an amusement park staffed by actors portraying characters from Presley's life, including the Memphis Mafia and the man known as the King--an Elvis impersonator who looks like the singer in his final years. The longer he stays, the more he realizes he's in the company of a zealous cult, ruled by a ruthless matriarch called Mama and founded on worshiping the King. At his first hint of leaving, his status changes from honored guest in the mansion to shackled prisoner in a copy of Elvis's humble Tupelo birthplace. There he's fed a daily regimen of Elvis-centric gospel, laced with potent drugs. Escape seems impossible..."--Page [4] of cover. 600 10 $a Presley, Elvis, $d 1935-1977 $v Fiction. 600 17 $a Presley, Elvis, $d 1935-1977. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00027575 650 0 $a Elvis Presley impersonators $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Cults $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Cults. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00884980 650 7 $a Elvis Presley impersonators. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00908239 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20190212023945.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F66DDC28E96D11E8978F920F97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search