Fifty Shades of Grey, E L James
Fifty Shades of Grey, E L James
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

Author: E L James

Narrator: Savannah Peachwood, Teddy Hamilton

Unabridged: 19 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2026

Categories: Fiction, Women, Romance

Synopsis

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own dark desires.

· An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
· More than 165 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
· One of 100 Great Reads in the Great American Read
· 133 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List

This book is intended for mature audiences.

About E L James

Erika Mitchell, an English author, is most famous for writing the bestselling erotica romance novels, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed, and Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian. After record selling sales, the novels were adapted into film.

James college education was studying history at the University of Kent. Her first job was being a studio manager's assistant at the National Film and Television School in England. She married a screenwriter in 1987, and they have two teenage sons with their home in Ealing.

In 2013, her writing the Fifty Shades trilogy garnered her a place on Forbes' list of the highest earning authors. The high income she made from her books and movies allowed her to contribute to the UK children's charity, the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. She designed her own signed card that was auctioned on eBay to benefit the Charity in May of 2014.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on May 11, 2012

I have finally made a decision about Fifty Shades of Grey. I know, I know, my review of this isn't really needed, everybody's talking about this book, everybody's got the general gist of what it's about. But I've spent quite a long time thinking about this novel, the characters, and the relationship......more

Goodreads review by P.A. on December 02, 2012

Those of you who have had the privilege of reading Fifty Shades of Grey will appreciate the context in which this review was written. For those of you who have not read the book, well, you’ll have to buy a copy to understand the inside joke. CONTRACT Dated this day 28th day of October, 2011 BETWEEN P.......more

Goodreads review by Abbi on March 14, 2012

Okay… I realized by people's comments that I never said exactly what I thought about this book. Well, I loved it. I've now read it four times. Christian Grey ranks right up there with Travis Maddox in my book boyfriend world. This series is addicting. When I need a good read this is my "go to" serie......more

Goodreads review by karen on June 13, 2018

OOOOHHH the movie opens TODAY!! now, i'm not likely to ever see the movie, but i will say it's pretty ballsy to cast the romantic lead - a character who ties up ladies for erotic enjoyment - with the actor that many people only know as the character who ties up ladies for erotic enjoyment ... and th......more

Goodreads review by Sasha on October 23, 2015

I feel like there is a deeper meaning behind Fifty Shades of Grey then just BDSM and sex but the huge downfall of this book was the writing. I can see both sides of the fifty shades argument. There are points in the book where I can see abuse but there are also points where there is none. I just hat......more

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