Dedicated to readers who ‘asked’ for it.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: Fifty Shades author EL James announced Monday that she will release a new version of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, written from Christian’s point of view. The book, titled ‘Grey’, will be published on June 18, Christian’s birthday, reported The Hollywood Reporter.
“This book is dedicated to those readers who asked… and asked… and asked… and asked for this,” she wrote on social media Monday.
“Christian is a complex character, and readers have always been fascinated by his desires and motivations and his troubled past. Also, as anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows, there are two sides to every story. It’s been a great pleasure to return to my happy place — writing, being with Christian and Ana in their universe, and working with the fantastic team at Vintage,” she added.
The Fifty Shades trilogy, which infamously started as “Twighlight” fanfiction, exploded and sold more than 125 million copies worldwide and the bestselling juggernaut also inspired a film from Universal Pictures starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.
“Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night?†the book’s back cover asks, according to the Wall Street Journal. “Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?â€
Fortunately for fans of Grey’s escapades, they won’t have to wait long to find out.