Raunchy novel helps women

May 10, 2012, 6:18 pm Matt White Today Tonight

A first-time novelist’s raunchy book has become an international best seller, credited with helping women and saving marriages around the world.

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The romantic fantasy Fifty Shades of Grey is the first book from English author E. L. James.

It's sold more than two million copies and is also set to become a Hollywood blockbuster.

It's not for the fainthearted - delving into many fantasies often considered taboo.

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So how does a mother of two, who has never written a book before, all of a sudden become a bestselling author?

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