Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Anastasia (Ana) Steele: "Anastasia Rose Steele" - Recent college graduate with a degree in English Literature who meets and falls for Christian Grey; Has brown hair and blue eyes; 21 years old; Lives with her best friend Kate Kavanagh.
• Christian Grey: "Christian Trevelyan Grey" - A ridiculously rich and gorgeous man; Has unruly dark copper-colored hair and intense, bright gray eyes; 27 years old; Attracted to Ana on more levels than comfortable to admit.
• Katherine (Kate) Kavanagh: "Katherine Agnes Kavanagh" - Ana's best friend and roommate; Is rich, gorgeous and self-confident; Has strawberry blonde hair and green eyes; Studied journalism, edited campus newspaper, was class valedictorian.
• Elliot Grey: Christian's brother; Was also adopted; Is tall with wide shoulders, curly blond hair and blue eyes; Is sexy and loud; Dates Katherine; Much more open and outgoing than Christian
• José Rodriguez: "José Luis Rodriguez" - Ana's friend; A photographer; Studying engineering; Wants more from Ana but she does not reciprocate his feelings; His father is army friends with her step-dad; José is a junior at WSU whereas Ana and Kate are seniors facing graduation; Has dark eyes
• Raymond (Ray) Steele: Ana's step-father, Ex-army, Clara's 2nd husband but Ana considers him her Dad; Is taciturn, but kind and loving in his way; Ray raised her for most of her life; Has brown eyes, bought Ana Wanda. Loves to fish.
• Carla Adams: Ana's mother; Married for the 4th time to Bob; Eccentric and fanciful; Lives in Georgia; Wants the best for Ana; Always looking for the next big thing but also just as flighty and unrealistic; Has crystal-clear blue eyes; 42 years old
• Bob Adams: Carla's 4th and current husband; Has a handsome square-jawed face and blue eyes
• Mia Grey: Christian's younger sister; Also adopted; Is raven haired, tall and curvaceous with dark eyes; Has been studying culinary arts in Paris. Helped Christian evolve when he was younger.
• Grace Trevelyan-Grey: Christian's adoptive mother; A pediatrician; Is elegant, lovely and kind; Has sandy hair and hazel eyes. Took Christian in at a very young age.
• Carrick Grey: Christian's adoptive father; A lawyer; Is tall, blond and handsome with blue eyes.
• Andrea Parker: Christian's assistant; A pretty blonde
• Jason Taylor: Christian's employee and bodyguard; Is ex-army; Shows up unexpectedly; Always present highly trusted by Christian; Has hazel eyes, has a daughter.
• John Clayton: Owner of the hardware shop where Ana works
• Patricia Clayton: Owner of the hardware shop where Ana works
• Paul Clayton: John's brother; Is attending Princeton; He always asks Ana out when he comes to town and she always says no
• Gail Jones: Christian's housekeeper; An elegant middle-aged woman; Has short blonde hair and clear blue eyes
• Ethan Kavanagh: Kate's brother; Is a good friend of Ana as well; Has dirty blond hair and green eyes
• John Flynn: Christian's psychiatrist; An Englishman; Very Discreet.
• Dr. Greene: The best Ob-Gyn in Seattle; Is tall, blonde and immaculate; In her early 40's
• Jack Hyde: Acquisition's editor at Seattle Independent Publishing; A young man with red hair he wears in a ponytail and dark blue eyes; Has small silver hoops in both ears.
• Elizabeth Morgan: Head of HR at Seattle Independent Publishing; Has long, black, pre-Raphaelite hair and hazel eyes; Is in her late 30's or early 40's
• Leila Williams: One of the fifteen, loves Christian
• Gretchen: Maid working for Christian's parents; Has blonde hair
• Elena Lincoln: A friend of Christian's adopted mother. Also one of his current business partners. An important person to Christian.
• Mark Benson: Pilot that takes Christian and Ana air gliding; Has a shaved head; Speaks with a British accent
• Ros Bailey: One of Christian's top people
• Wanda: Ana's old car, light blue VW Beetle

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• “Raising the ordinary to extraordinary.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “I am crying over the loss of something I never had. How ridiculous.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “Why didn't you tell me there was danger? Why didn't you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks ...”

• “Mission not accomplished. I am really quite drunk - my head swims uncomfortably as I shuffle with the line. Well, the object of the exercise was to get drunk. I have succeeded. This is what it's like - probably not an experience to be repeated.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “Laters, baby.”

  Elliot Grey

• “So you'll get your kicks by exerting your will over me." "It's about gaining your trust and your respect, so you'll let me exert my will over you. I will gain a great deal of pleasure, joy even, in your submission. The more you submit, the greater my joy -- it's a very simple equation.”

  Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey

• “Any sane person wouldn't want to be involved in this sort of thing, surely.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “I have an indecent proposal to consider from King Misfit himself.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “I agree to the conditions, Angel; because you know best what my punishment ought to be; only-only-don't make it more than I can bear!”

• “Because I'm fifty shades of fucked up, Anastasia.”

  Christian Grey

• “I think I’ve kissed a prince, Mom. I hope he doesn’t turn into a frog.”

  Anastasia Steele

• “"Ana, goodbye," he says softly, and he looks utterly, utterly broken, a man in agonizing pain, reflecting how I feel inside.”

• “"I've fallen in love with you, Christian."His eyes widen again, but this time, with pure, undiluted fear."No," he breathes as if I've knocked the wind out of him."No."You can't love me, Ana. No... that's wrong." He's horrified."Wrong? Why's it wrong?""Well, look at you. I can't make you happy." His voice is anguished.”

• “"Because I can."”

  Christian Grey

• “I did follow my heart, and I have a sore ass and an anguished, broken spirit to show for it.”

  Anastasia

• “we aim to please”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Vancouver, Washington: Where Ana lives
• Seattle, Washington: Where Christian lives
• Grey House: Christian Grey's office building
• Savannah, Georgia: Where Ana's mother lives
• Portland, Oregon: Where Ana works
• Heathman Hotel: in Portland
• Clayton Hardware: This is where Ana worked when she first met Christian
• Escala: The name of the building Christian Grey lives in
• Echo Hotel
• Charlie Tango: Christian's helicopter
• Montesano, Washington
• Barbados

Organizations edit see section history

• Washington State University: "WSU"
• Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.: Christian Grey's company
• The Seattle Times: Seattle's major newspaper
• Seattle Independent Publishing: "SIP"
• Brunswick Soaring Association: Add a description of this organization.

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Glossary edit see section history

• NDA: non-disclosure agreement: is a legal contract between at least two parties that outlines confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties wish to share with one another for certain purposes, but wish to restrict access to or by third parties. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-disclosure_agreement)
• BDSM: Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, Masochism

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• BDSM: The acronym BDSM combines bondage and discipline (B&D or B/D), dominance and submission (D&S or D/s), and sadism and masochism (S&M or S/M).
• Sadism and Masochism: Describe this theme.
• Obsession
• sex

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Fifty Shades Darker.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. E. L. James (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• AAR Annual Reader Poll 2012 (2011: Best Erotica/Romantica)
• GoodReads Choice Award (Finalist: Romance)
• National Book Award (2012: Popular Fiction)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3610.A432 F54 2012
• Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Strong Sexual Content, BDSM themes, 18+

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Erotica › Adult Fiction
• Books › Romance › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• E. L. James: Author's website
• The Writer's Coffee Shop: order the book or ebook from this page; read a summary.

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Fifty Shades of Grey (IMDb)

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