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In Priscilla Beaulieu Presley's new memoir, "Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis" (written with Mary Jane Ross, to be published Sept. 23 by Grand Central), she recounts what she lost when she divorced the King, and how she found herself – as a single mother, businesswoman and actress.

In the excerpt below, Priscilla writes about the events of August 16, 1977, when Elvis was found dead at Graceland, and the effect upon her and their daughter, Lisa Marie.

Read the excerpt below, and don't miss Lee Cowan's interview with Pricilla Presley on "CBS Sunday Morning" September 21!

"Softly, as I Leave You: Life After Elvis" by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley $22 at Amazon

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