That's All Right, Mama: A Novel

by Gerald Duff

The fictional biography of Elvis Presley's identical twin brother follows Jesse Garon Presley from his childhood in Tupelo with Mama to doubling for the ailing King on stage

278 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1995

Reviews

[Donna Davis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book (gently used) as a Mother's Day gift; it was on my wish list. I had found Duff's most recent release (or possibly re-release), Memphis Ribs, to be gut-bustingly funny, and so I wanted to read Duff's other humorous novels. Apparently there is a considerable curve between this book, which was published in the '90s, and that one. I didn't chuckle once, and at the same time found that much of what was supposed to be funny--I think--is the supposed ignorance and foolishness of poor people in general, and poor Southerners in particular. The good thing is that I can abandon ship halfway through, because I don't owe any publisher anything for having read it.