E. L. James fastest selling paperback of all time. In 2012, "Time" magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People." The novels were subsequently adapted into the films "Fifty Shades of Grey", "Fifty Shades Darker", and "Fifty Shades Freed". Erika Mitchell was born on 7 March 1963 in Willesden, Middlesex to a Chilean mother and a Scottish father who was a BBC cameraman. She was brought up in Buckinghamshire. James was educated at the independent Pipers Corner School and at Wycombe High School, a state grammar school for girls in the town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, followed by the
Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian utter psychopath." In the US, "The Washington Post" also found little of the original series in the rewrite: "Where Ana had bizarre quirks, a perplexing "inner goddess" who was an Olympic-caliber backflipper, and a general sense of naive wonder that lightened "Fifty Shades" and reminded readers not to take the story too seriously, there is none of that here. "Grey" is dark and unrelenting and far too serious, like Mr. Grey." Fan reception for "Grey" has been positive and the book sold over 1 million copies in its first week of release. Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by