Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1)

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Author
E.L. James
Publisher
Random House
Genre
Erotic Fiction
Released
20 June, 2011
ISBN
9780099579939

Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades #1)

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Synopsis

Fifty Shades of Grey follows the story of young Ana as she meets the enigmatic Christian Grey. A sensual affair begins, but only on Christian's exacting terms. Both of their lives are irrevocably changed as Ana discovered Christian's secrets and explores her own desires. This is the first book in a trilogy that quickly turned into a publishing phenomenon.
E.L. James
About the author

E.L. James

E.L. James is a former TV executive, wife and mother of two, based in West London. Since early childhood she dreamed of writing stories that readers would fall in love with, but put those dreams on hold to focus on her family and career. She finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper with her first novel, the multi-million-copy bestseller, Fifty Shades of Grey which, together with its sequels,Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, became a worldwide phenomenon.

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