Before "Fifty Shades of Grey" there was "Story of O," the notorious novel of dark obsession that introduced the world to erotic fiction. How far will a woman go to express her love? The answer emerges through a daring exploration of the deepest bonds of sensual domination.

Before "Fifty Shades of Grey" there was "Story of O," the notorious novel of dark obsession that introduced the world to erotic fiction. How far will a woman go to express her love? The answer emerges through a daring exploration of the deepest bonds of sensual domination.

The notorious novel of dark obsession

How far will a woman go to express her love? In this exquisite novel of passion and desire, the answer emerges through a daring exploration of the deepest bonds of sensual domination. "O" is a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, determined to understand and prove her consuming devotion to her lover, Ren , through complete submission to his every whim, his every desire.

It is a journey of forbidden, dangerous choices that sweeps her through the secret gardens of the sexual underground. From the inner sanctum of a private club where willing women are schooled in the art of subjugation to the excruciating embraces of Ren 's friend Sir Stephen, O tests the outermost limits of pleasure. For as O discovers, true freedom lies in her pure and complete willingness to do anything for love.