

An editor for The Bookseller also commented that Grey could become the "biggest book of the year". Pre-order sales for Grey were extremely strong, which led many retailers to order large quantities of the book in order to meet release day demand. Later that same day she posted an image on her Instagram account that confirmed that the novel would be titled Grey, that it would be told from the perspective of Christian Grey, and that she had deliberately chosen its publication date in order to coincide with Grey's birthday. On 1 June 2015 James announced that she was in the process of writing another book in the Fifty Shades series due to popular demand from her fanbase. Ana is initially naive about Christian's sadism and the power dynamics in their relationship but as the novel progresses she comes to understand that his behaviour is cold and controlling. The characters develop an attraction for each other and Christian proposes a sadomasochistic relationship with Ana.Ĭhristian hopes that his relationship with Ana will relieve the effects of a traumatic childhood, but his dark sexual proclivities and self-loathing drive Ana away. Summary Ĭhristian Grey, a successful and rich 27-year-old businessman, meets 21-year-old university student Anastasia "Ana" Steele when she interviews him on behalf of her friend/roommate Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh (being sick with the flu at the time) for the university newspaper. The work's first printing run consisted of 1.25 million copies.

The novel was released on 18 June 2015 to coincide with the birth date of the character Christian Grey. It is the fourth installment in the Fifty Shades series, which had its start as fanfiction. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey As Told by Christian, also referred to as Grey, is a 2015 erotic romance by British author E. James’ “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy has sold over 150 million copies worldwide and were adapted into a series of films that made over $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office.Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian “Freed” will be published by the Bloom Books imprint of Sourcebooks. “Living in his head is exhausting, but I got to explore aspects of his life in Freed that we only glimpsed in the original trilogy.” “For me, just as for Anastasia Steele, Christian is a challenging, infuriating, and endlessly fascinating character,” James added. James said in a statement that “Freed” has been a labor of love. Previous books include “ Grey” and “Darker.” The book is the conclusion to author E L James’ trilogy from Christian’s point of view. EL James' ‘Freed,' as told by Christian Grey, coming in June(IMDB) “Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as told by Christian” is set to hit shelves on June 1, the publisher said Sunday.

Christian Grey is tying up the loose ends of his side of the story this summer.
