Loose Lips
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Disappointing Rehash
  • Loose Lips and Chick Flicks
  • Not her best "Runnymede" effort
  • Can I move to Runnymeade?
  • Best of Runnymeade
Loose Lips
Rita Mae Brown
Manufacturer: Bantam
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0553099728
Release Date: 1999-07-06

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In Bingo and Six of One, Rita Mae Brown made a name for herself--and the unforgettable Hunsenmeir sisters--with her talented depictions of early 1940s life in a small southern town. Now, in Loose Lips, we follow the continuously strained relationship of the outrageous siblings, Julia (Juts) and Louise (Wheezie).

Juts and Wheezie can't pass up a chance to push each other's buttons, and their joint ownership of a beauty salon in this latest installment creates many opportunities to do so. As Wheezie faces her 40th birthday with grim denial, Juts considers motherhood, and the rest of the town braces for their inevitable clashes.

Brown's snappy dialogue and artful situations skillfully communicate the surprising complexity of small town life and sibling relationships. Between the moments of straight comedy (a panicked confusion between bombers and geese makes a great running joke), the meatier issues of adoption, fidelity, piety, and, most importantly, loyalty, are considered, making Loose Lips both a hilarious and heartfelt read. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien

Book Description

If you crossed Mitford, North Carolina, with Peyton Place, you might come up with Runnymede, Maryland, the most beguiling of Southern towns. In Loose Lips, Rita Mae Brown revisits Runnymede and the beloved characters introduced in Six of One and Bingo, serving up an exuberant portrayal of small-town sins and Southern mores, set against a backdrop of homefront life during World War II.

"I'm afraid life is passing me by," Louise told her sister.

"No, it's not," Juts said. "Life can't pass us by. We are life."

In the picturesque town of Runnymede, everyone knows everyone else's business, and the madcap antics of the battling Hunsenmeir sisters, Julia (Juts) and Louise, have kept the whole town agog ever since they were children. Now, in the fateful year of 1941, with America headed for war, the sisters are inching toward forty...and Juts is unwise enough to mention that unspeakable reality to her sister.

The result is a huge brawl that litters Cadwalder's soda fountain with four hundred dollars' worth of broken glass. To pay the debt, the sisters choose a surprisingly new direction. Suddenly they are joint owners of The Curl 'n' Twirl beauty salon, where discriminating ladies meet to be primped, permed, and pampered while dishing the town's latest dirt.

As Juts and Louise become Runnymede's most unlikely new career women, each faces her share of obstacles. Restless Juts can't shake her longing for a baby, while holier-than-thou Louise is fit to be tied over her teenage daughter's headlong rush toward scandal. As usual, the sisters rarely see eye to eye, and there are plenty of opinions to go around. Even the common bond of patriotic duty brings wildly unexpected results when the twosome joins the Civil Air Patrol, watching the night sky for German Stukas. But loose lips can sink even the closest relationships, and Juts and Louise are about to discover that some things are best left unsaid.

Spanning a decade in the lives of Louise, Juts, and their nearest and dearest, including the incomparable Celeste Chalfonte, Loose Lips is an unforgettable tale of love and loss and the way life can always throw you a curveball. By turns poignant and hilarious, it is deepened by Rita Mae Brown's unerring insight into the human heart.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Disappointing Rehash.......2002-09-25

Six of One is superior to Loose Lips. I'd recommend (re-)reading that instead. The characters are more fully drawn, the wit is sharper, and the story is just plain better.

4 out of 5 stars Loose Lips and Chick Flicks.......2002-07-14

If you enjoy the power of sisterhood, the complexity of women and lots of silly Southern humor, this is the book for you. A downright darn good read (which I did in one day!) with enough silliness and fun to want more. The characters are engaging, irresponsible, rude, brazen, and very likeable. I could read a Loose Lips II just to find out what happened 10 years later. Rita Mae, you are my hero.

3 out of 5 stars Not her best "Runnymede" effort.......2002-01-21

Rita Mae Brown's unforgettable cast of characters, introduced in Six of One, are brought back to life in her latest novel, Loose Lips. As fans of Juts, Wheezie, and the incomparable Celeste Chalfonte can attest, tales of love and loss, tossed in with unexpected twists and turns, are bountiful anytime this gang gets together.

Six of One introduced Julia and Louise Hunsenmeir, fondly known as Juts and Wheezie, an indomitable pair of quarreling sisters born around the turn-of-the-century in Runnymede, Maryland. The ensemble cast featured Cora, their strong and caring single mother, housekeeper of Celeste; the formidable Celeste Chalfonte, a lesbian without apology, and her lover, the elegantly beautiful Ramelle Bowman; Fairy Thatcher and Fannie Jump Creighton, ever-scheming schoolchums of Celeste; and in later chapters, Chessie and Pearlie, long-suffering husbands of Juts and Wheezie. Spanning almost a century, we watch the madcap life of Juts and Wheezie take them from small tots following their mother around in Celeste's Georgian mansion to the birth of their own children and the mayhem that follows, to Juts and Wheezie as old cronies, still tangling in their 80's.

Continuing the story in Bingo, Brown brings Runnymede back to life with Juts' daughter, Nicole, better known as Nickel. The cast, while still containing Juts and Wheezie as central figures, leaves a bit to be desired when compared to Six of One, and the storyline dwells a bit too much on newer characters who aren't quite as developed. Bingo is a an enjoyable read, but never catches fire like Six of One.

Enter Loose Lips.

In Brown's latest, the storyline picks up in 1941. Juts and Wheezie have entered adulthood, matrimony and maturity - or what resembles maturity for the Hunsenmeir sisters. A war is brewing across the seas, and in Runnymede, where Juts is about to commit an unspeakable act. The book goes in-depth into their lives, giving detail to events briefly mentioned in previous books, such as why Hansford, the girls' vagabond father left Cora, whether Chessie is really a squeaky clean husband, and what Nickel's true parentage is.

While any fan of Runnymede would eagerly anticipate another installment, this reader was a bit disappointed in the latest offering. Granted, the majority of original characters are here. However, there's just something missing from the mix. The girls, while always dramatic, don't shine as they did in previous books, and the mundane aspects of everyday life are more prevalent. Celeste is featured only briefly, Ramelle plays a bit part as well and Cora sparkles but for a moment. Storylines are left hanging. Time passes with segues such as, "Two years passed..." With such events, one feels left out of the story time and again.

Brown misses the mark in Loose Lips, which would have been a wonderful vehicle to enrich already unforgettable characters. With such a colorful past, one would expect the Hunsenmeir sisters and the entire Runnymede cast to be bright fuchsia instead of shimmering pink.

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5 out of 5 stars Can I move to Runnymeade?.......2001-07-06

Ahh, small town life! Stradling the Mason-Dixon line, Runnymeade makes it's own rules which suits the main characters perfectly. Lots of colorful characters involved in love, hate, gossip, and typical everyday life. The pages fly by as you get to know everyone and what makes them tick. I love Ms. Brown's style; lots of details that make you want to know "then what happens?", but without being boring or slow moving. I love all three books on those crazy sisters, Juts and Louise! Actually, I think they'd make an awesome tv series or movie, but sometimes things are better left to the imagination. If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Six Of One or Bingo, please do so immediately!

4 out of 5 stars Best of Runnymeade.......2001-02-20

The third installment in Brown's Runnymeade series is the best written and most thoughtful yet. The human-ness of her characters, their trials and their steadfast attachment to the joy of life is a silken thread through this masterful sequel to "Six of One" and "Bingo." Rather than seeking easy, obvious answers, Brown explores the actions dictated by human nature and strong personalities. Juts and Wheezie are more alive than ever, and the town more deeply defined in its uniqueness.

I heartily recommend this book, and the series. The stories are a wonderful read, like slipping into your most comfy pajamas and having a cup of real hot chocolate in front of the fire on a chilly winter's night. A joyful mixture that will make you laugh, cry and maybe even rage a bit, but will ultimately reaffirm your belief in the strength of the human spirit to enjoy the precious days of our lives.
Loose Lips: A Novel
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • NOT SO HOT
  • WASTE OF MONEY!
  • I'd Rather Blow My Cover Than Have Loose Lips
  • engaging, intriguing, captivating
  • How about Unisex lit?
Loose Lips: A Novel
Claire Berlinski
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Release Date: 2004-06-01

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After sending her résumé to the CIA on a whim, New Yorker Selena Keller is contacted by an Agency recruiter, who asks her how she would feel about convincing another human being to commit treason. Despite her checkered past, Selena passes the background investigation and a battery of bizarre aptitude tests. Living under cover as a government budget analyst, she begins her education in espionage at the Farm, the CIA’s covert facility.

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars NOT SO HOT.......2007-06-30

Let me start off by writing that I am glad I checked the book out from the library and did not waste money buying Loose Lips. Not only is the book boring, but it is poorly written. The author clearly has some base knowledge of the CIA, but it is also quite conspicuous, as the novel progresses, that she either doesn't know much more about the CIA than their recruiting practices, or does not want to comprimise CIA information. I'm banking on the former as a result of the book's certain strained approach and intonations. ALSO: The main charachter is annoying and never conveys the abundant intellect the author continually insinuates she has. She is rather idotic and banal with the exception of knowing how to read Sanskirt (how cool). The love interests are gross and non of the characters mix well, nor are they believable. Why Cosmo deemed this a steamy read is beyond me. If you are looking for romance and action this is not the book. It is BOOORINNNG. You will get more info about the CIA from a wikipedia article. The author should stick to her day job and not dare write another novel.

1 out of 5 stars WASTE OF MONEY!.......2006-06-03

I bought the book on tape. There was no story, no plot, and no real ending! It was all about lies, mistrust, and backstabing. It made the CIA look really bad. Don't waste your money!

3 out of 5 stars I'd Rather Blow My Cover Than Have Loose Lips.......2005-05-24

I recently read two novels about young women who joined the CIA and their trials in basic training: "Loose Lips" by Claire Berlinski and "Blowing My Cover" by Lindsay Moran. Both were informative, intrieguing, and enjoyable. However, "Blowing My Cover" was better than "Loose Lips" in my esitmation. They both had their high points and their drawbacks (it seems neither author knew quite how to end her story, both books come to a kind of abrupt and only somewhat satisfying end) It may just be that I read "Blowing My Cover" first (even though "Loose Lips" was published two years earlier) that made me slightly disappointed with "Loose Lips". I found it to be very similar in some places and annoying (mostly where Stan was concerned) in others.

"Loose Lips" is the tale of Serena Keller, who abandons the world of academia for the CIA. Despite some past indiscretions, she becomes part of a CIA trainee class where she learns the arts of deception and manipulation. Along the way Serena suffers some setbacks, some triumphs, and falls in love with a fellow trainee named Stan, who seems to have the inside track on everything.

But then it all starts to fall apart for Serena. Friends are dismissed from the program for no reason, while she, who can't pass Survaillence Detection 101, stays. Stan starts to act paranoid about their relationship and fights with Serena often. And then the bottom drops out and Serena finds herself using her new skills against her friends as she struggles to understand just what the point of it all is.

Ms. Berlinski's account of Serena's misadventures is an enjoyable read. It is by no means high literature, but it's a fun, curl up under the covers book. Unlike Ms. Moran's offering, "Loose Lips" has fairly good pacing (to be fair, "Blowing My Cover" only looses it's pacing at the end) However, Ms. Berlinski doesn't quite do justice to Serena's story because the underlying point to it all isn't very clear. She also starts a few chapters with one tone or subject that doesn't match the rest of the chapter. In "Blowing My Cover", Ms. Moran set up each chapter with a scene that set the tone for the chapter and provided contrasts and comparisons that moved the story along. I liked Serena's character and found her identafiable, but Stan, her love interest was from the start unattractive and he just became more and more annoying. But he's not enough of a reason to skip this book.

I give "Loose Lips" 3 1/2 stars and "Blowing My Cover" 4 stars. Read "Loose Lips" and "Blowing My Cover" to decide for yourself.

4 out of 5 stars engaging, intriguing, captivating.......2005-05-08

This book is able to bring you in quickly and keeps you hanging until the very end. The end is such a big point that some will hate how it all ends up and some will love it. It tells you things about that you probably never knew or would have never even thought of.. The way Claire Berlinski describes the whole ordeal you would think that she actualy went through the training and experience herself.

5 out of 5 stars How about Unisex lit? .......2004-12-18

Do you crave a spy story with a heavy dose of wit and intrigue? Then this is the book you want to read. I am not going to recap the plot, since other reviewers have done a good job already. What never fails to amuse me is the seriousness of the approach many readers assume when they criticize a fiction novel intended for a sheer entertainment and a light brain exercise. "The novel left me wondering, it left me unsatisfied." Jeez, must every novel end up with male and female protagonists saving the world and riding into the sunset? Although the novel did leave the reader questioning, the feeling resembles tasting a glass of exquisite wine somewhere. You remember the flavor and how much you enjoyed it, realize how much you crave for it but you never found out the name. And you never will. Does that diminish the pleasure of the experience, does that fall into the category of bad wine, simply because you didn't down the entire bottle? No. The book leaves you longing for a closure, it leaves you wandering, and that's what a good book should do.

In terms of material density, for Pete's sake, this is a fiction novel not a biography or a textbook. Did you expect to learn about the secret operations of the Federal Reserve or about the political conflicts in Turkmenistan? Some people will never stop trying to squeeze water out of a stone. You want to learn something more in-depth; fiction is not an all-encompassing source.

Also I have a problem with classifying this as chick lit. Only because it was written by a woman, about a woman doesn't mean it can only appeal to women. Berlinski used such an immaculate, spicy humor and wraped it in a layer of juicy espionage that it can easily cater to both genders. Plus let's not forget that there aren't that many female authors in the espionage genre, thus that on its own deserves to be revered as good work. I just wonder why we don't classify Ludlum's novels as "guy lit". Perhaps because somehow classifying something as <insert gender> "lit" is slightly derogatory? I am "Romance Novels'" worst enemy, cheesy, tacky, primitive, totally unrealistic hogwash, this is what I would consider "chick lit," this novel doesn't even come close. Au contraire, the author uses a very unconventional and refreshing imagery of romantic relations.

In conclusion of my rant let me just state that I highly enjoyed the book. What's more, I found myself bursting out with laughter and reading certain excerpts to my boy toy, who enjoyed them just as much, if not more. This is my final evaluation, the book has pizzazz, spice, wit, passion, interesting information, and keeps you glued to the pages. Read the book, experience it for yourself and don't pay attention to negative reviews, they don't know what they are writing.
Loose Lips (Sepia)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Lover of Ben and Josie!
  • Not that bad...Yet not that Great
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Loose Lips (Sepia)
Teresa Mcclain-Watson
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lover of Ben and Josie!.......2005-05-26

I absolutely love Ben and adore Josie. This is a great love story and I feel Josie's pain as she worships at the shrine of Ben. Ben is a strong silent and sexy man...oh, if there were really men like Ben! This book and "What we did for love" the sequel are two books that I treasure and read over and over. The next book is the "7 year itch" and I am itching to see what has happened with those two incredible lovers. I'm no kid..in my 50's and loving this story!

2 out of 5 stars Not that bad...Yet not that Great.......2003-07-18

I read her other book Surviving Mr. Right and I loved it.....
However, Loose Lips failed to hold my interest. I am an avid reader and no one appreciates a good book more that I do. I just felt like there could have been more to this book.

4 out of 5 stars Good Book!.......2003-07-07

Enjoyed reading this author for the first time. Fully-developed characters and an engaging plot will keep the reader's attention. Looking forward to reading her previous novel and the next.

5 out of 5 stars Loose Lips,Loose heart.......2003-06-09

This pager turner was a very good read the storyline was well written it left you wanting more. In some ways Judge Braddock and Derrick McCalister "The Moon" from Surviving Mr. Right almost sounded like the same person(!) Nevertheless both books were outstanding. Keep up the good work you are on the road to success.

5 out of 5 stars Opposites, May-December, Haves-Haves not!! And more!!!!!.......2003-05-24

I just finished this book, and I loved it! I laughed,got mad, pouted, and had a fantastic time! I loved, and hated Josie, staunchly supported Ben (I am a Grandmother),understood Scotty, and enjoyed every minute of it!

Josie held my attention from page one. Ms. McClain-Watson has produced a book of characters that immediately made you invest your emotions. They are real, live folks, with traits that remind me of my friends, and family.

I read 'Surviving Mr. Right', and had to flip a few pages, but enjoyed the end. Curiosity made me take a chance on this one, and the author came thru. Now, I will be waiting for her next book.
Loose Lips
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    Loose Lips
    Rita Mae Brown
    Manufacturer: Bantam Books
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000JVZW9Y
    Loose Lips
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      Loose Lips
      Claire Berlinski
      Manufacturer: Random House, 2003
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback
      ASIN: B000RDJ94S
      Loose Lips
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        Loose Lips
        Chris Wheat
        Manufacturer: Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd
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        Loose Lips
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          Loose Lips
          Jon L. Breen
          Manufacturer: Simon
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          Loose Lips
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Reality Bites Back
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          Loose Lips
          Jamie Malanowski
          Manufacturer: Fireside
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          Ever wanted to be that fly on the wall? To listen in on conversations that were meant to be intimate, private affairs? To overhear, verbatim, the words of famous entertainers, distinguished politicians, princes, potentates, and petty criminals? Welcome to an eavesdropper's jamboree, where you can revel in the real, unexpurgated words of real people in all their astonishing, appalling, and hilarious entirely - taken from sources like transcripts of testimony that was sealed, depositions that had been buried, recordings of exchanges that were cut from the official broadcasts, conversations considered so confidential, so off-the-record, so privileged and personal that we thought, Hey, why not share them with the whole world? Here is: Michael Jackson's housekeeper describing life chez Jacko; Prince Charles telling his lover his fondest hopes regarding reincarnation; pickup lines from Clarence Thomas; Senators Bob Dole and Alan Simpson trying to reach out and touch Saddam Hussein; Tommy Lasorda revealing what managers really say to pitchers out on the mound; Spike Lee on the importance of higher education; tobacco executives who can't quite make the connection between smoking and lung cancer; and lots more, word for regrettable word - in short, a feast of the famous and infamous caught with their guards down and their mikes on.

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Reality Bites Back.......1998-10-21

          Beyond the delivery of a prepared speech or the correctness of a press agent's spin, celebrities' hidden faces are often only revealed in those candid moments when they think the camera is off or the documents will be sealed. "Loose Lips" is a collection of transcriptions, ranging from near apocryphal "between takes" remarks to "why wasn't THAT on the news?" court records. In all cases, you'll be introduced to new facets of the speakers (and often unflattering sides at that). Since the transcriptions are fact rather than fiction (much like "found" art"), I'm mostly basing my fairly high rating on the idea to compile this book, and deducting slightly for the uninspired illustrations. Also, there really is no substitute for actually hearing the words out of the mouth of the speaker (as listeners of the Don & Mike Show and the Howard Stern Show already know), so if you have not heard the Casey Kasem "rave-out" or the Orson Wells frozen food commercial, you might not fully appreciate the verité of it all. Finally, perhaps the biggest compliment/criticism I can give is that, with the wealth of accusatory depositions, asides, misspeaks, and cornered self-rationalizations forever preserved for posterity in the media age, "Loose Lips" could have (and should have) been several times as long. Let's hope for "Looser Lips: The Sequel."

          4 out of 5 stars Reality Bites Back.......1998-10-21

          Beyond the delivery of a prepared speech or the correctness of a press agent's spin, often celebrities' hidden faces are only revealed in those candid moments when they think the camera is off or that the documents will be sealed. "Loose Lips" is a collection of transcriptions, ranging from near apocryphal "between takes" remarks to "why wasn't THAT on the news?" court records. In all cases, you'll be introdced to new facets of the speakers (and often unflattering sides at that). Since the transcriptions are fact rather than fiction (much like "found" art"), I'm mostly basing my fairly high rating on the idea to compile this book, and deducting slightly for the uninspired illustrations. Also, there really is no substitute for actually hearing the words out of the mouth of the speaker (as listners of the Don & Mike Show and the Howard Stern Show already know), so if you have not heard the Casey Kasem "rave-out" or the Orson Wells frozen food commercial, you might not fully appreciate the verité of it all. Finally, perhaps the biggest compliment/criticism I can give is that, with the wealth of accusitory depositions, asides, misspeaks, and cornered self-rationalizations forever preserved for postarity in the media age, "Loose Lips" could have (and should have) been several times as long. Let's hope for "Looser Lips: The Sequel."
          Loose Lips #2 (The Show)
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            Jordan Cooke
            Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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            Release Date: 2008-04-17

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            When Anushka Peters is fired from The 'Bu for bad behavior, she blabs to the press and blows the lid off The 'Bu-Hoo. Now the once underground blog has maximum visibility, and all the cast and crew's secrets are fair game. At first Max, the producer, isn't worried—there's no such thing as bad publicity. Except when a Family Values watchdog group calls for a boycott of your show, in which case there is. Now The 'Bu seems all washed up, and everyone's bracing themselves for the end. Until Corliss has a crazy idea that could save the show and possibly make television history in the process.
            LOOSE LIPS.  A Jerry Brogan Mystery.
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              LOOSE LIPS. A Jerry Brogan Mystery.
              Jon L. Breen
              Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster,
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              Binding: Hardcover
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              Elvis: Precious Memories
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              • A great view of the personal Elvis by members of his family.
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              1 out of 5 stars Elvis:Precious Memories.......2001-05-05

              I take issue that this Elvis (maternal) cousin has taken on the name, Presley. Her mother was a Presley by birth... so where does Donna's father feature in all this name changing?

              As for the book Donna claims as her own it is in fact just a reworking of her mother's original book. However, the original & this re-works does offer some precious gems... Nuff said from this Elvisbuff.

              5 out of 5 stars Elvis:Precious Memories.......2000-06-04

              I have read this awesome book more times then any other. What a wonderful insight from a family member. No phoniness here, just straight talk and no nonsense! I would recommend it to all Elvis fans!

              5 out of 5 stars The best book ever written about Elvis.......1998-12-08

              I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to all of Elvis' fans. It was written from the heart and also showed what a real family man Elvis was. I had the chance to meet Donna Presley and what a breath of fresh air she is. I also had this book send to Eurpoe to one of my sisters whom also is a huge Elvis fan. She really enjoyed the book also.

              5 out of 5 stars A great view of the personal Elvis by members of his family........1998-10-21

              So many books have been written about Elvis Presley that you almost can predict what the next sentence will be. Not so with this one. The beauty of this book is that it truly gives you the sense of perspective from a family member's point of view... an "insider's point of view". I felt as if I were listening to an old family friend telling me about "great uncle so and so" (who just happens to be Elvis Presley)! The book does a good job of tying a lot of the family members together, reminding us that, in addition to being a Superstar, Elvis was also a man with a family that he loved and was devoted to. Some great never-before published photos lend an air of personal closeness to the Presley family and homeplace, drawing the reader into a better understanding of the dynamics that helped shape the man and the image. From their perspectives, his two cousins do a good job of blending their "precious memories" together with their love and appreciation for their famous relative. I would highly recommend this to true Elvis fans as well as anyone who wants to get another view of a very famous man.
              Precious Family Memories of Elvis, A Personal Scrapbook
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                Elvis: Precious memories
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                  Elvis: Precious memories
                  Sue Wiegert
                  Manufacturer: Century City Print
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