The King and I: How Elvis Shaped My Life

By: Harry Mount

Narrated by: Nicholas Camm

The King and I tells the story of Harry Mount's fixation with Elvis over 35 years; how it changed from mild interest as a child, via self-mocking adolescent fandom to full-blown obsession at university, before settling into relatively sane reverence today. What happens to our teenage obsessions when we grow up? How do they help - or harm - us? In this moving, funny memoir, Harry Mount reveals how Elvis released him from the bookish shyness of his sheltered childhood, and provided a magical escape route from his conventional, cloistered public school background.

©2013 Harry Mount (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Very Well Written and Interesting

I really enjoyed listening to The King and I. I loved the British accent of the narrator and the outlook of a fan from England. I guess I was a little disappointed
when it ended because I was waiting for something else to happen. I don’t know what I was waiting for, maybe something “bigger”? Like maybe Mount meeting his wife during a tour of Graceland?? But overall, the book did live up to its title and told readers how Elvis had shaped Harry Mount’s life. Well done, Mr. Mount. Thank you for writing The King and I.

The King And I : How Elvis Shaped My Life

I completely enjoyed listening to this story. It is interesting and refreshing. I read it in an hour.