Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel, Book 1The iconic #1 bestseller by Helen Fielding and basis for the films starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey and Emma Thompson. Bridget Jones's Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud account of a year in the life of a thirty-something Singleton on a permanent doomed quest for self-improvement. Caught between the joys of Singleton fun, and the fear of dying alone and being found three weeks later half eaten by an Alsatian; tortured by Smug Married friends asking, "How's your love life?" with lascivious, yet patronizing leers, Bridget resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship with a responsible adult and learn to program the VCR. With a blend of flighty charm, existential gloom, and endearing self-deprecation, Bridget Jones's Diary has touched a raw nerve with millions of readers the world round. Read it and laugh—before you cry, "Bridget Jones is me!" |
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... someone nice for you to meet . " He turned round , revealing that what had seemed from the back like a harmless navy sweater was actually a V - neck diamond- patterned in shades of yellow and blue - as favored by the more el- derly of ...
... someone nice for you to meet . " He turned round , revealing that what had seemed from the back like a harmless navy sweater was actually a V - neck diamond- patterned in shades of yellow and blue - as favored by the more el- derly of ...
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... someone thinner . 5 a.m. What's wrong with me ? I'm completely alone . Hate Daniel Cleaver . Am going to have nothing more to do with him . Am go- ing to get weighed . MONDAY 16 JANUARY 128 lbs . ( from where ? why ? why ? ) , alcohol ...
... someone thinner . 5 a.m. What's wrong with me ? I'm completely alone . Hate Daniel Cleaver . Am going to have nothing more to do with him . Am go- ing to get weighed . MONDAY 16 JANUARY 128 lbs . ( from where ? why ? why ? ) , alcohol ...
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