By KATE HUNTER
Naturally, I haven’t read the book ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’.
I’m far too highbrow and literary for that.
When I say I haven’t read it, I mean I haven’t read the actual book, you know, the one made of paper. I may have downloaded it onto my Kindle for professional reasons – as an author, I need to keep abreast of literary phenomena.
If I’ve learned anything, it’s that if I want mega-sales, I need to bump up the bondage in my books. It’s tricky for me, as I write for twelve year olds, but good to know.
Thrift being ever my watchword, I might have downloaded the other two ‘Fifty Shades’ titles (package of three cheaper than individual purchases) so I admit to being familiar with the trilogy; all the ins and outs, so to speak.
So I realise that music plays a significant part in the love and lust story that is Ana and Christian.
Of course it does – they need something to mask the sound of all that spanking. Interestingly, Christian has a penchant for classical tunes. Ana is more of a Top Forty girl – but happily goes along with Christian’s choices in music as well as food, wine and restraints.