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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... thing on earth I feel physically, emotionally or mentally equipped to do is drive to Una and Geoffrey Alconbury's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet in Grafton Underwood. Geoffrey and Una Alconbury are my parents' best friends and, as ...
... thing on earth I feel physically, emotionally or mentally equipped to do is drive to Una and Geoffrey Alconbury's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet in Grafton Underwood. Geoffrey and Una Alconbury are my parents' best friends and, as ...
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... thing on earth I feel physi- cally , emotionally or mentally equipped to do is drive to Una and Geoffrey Alconbury's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet in Grafton Underwood . Geoffrey and Una Alconbury are my parents 7.
... thing on earth I feel physi- cally , emotionally or mentally equipped to do is drive to Una and Geoffrey Alconbury's New Year's Day Turkey Curry Buffet in Grafton Underwood . Geoffrey and Una Alconbury are my parents 7.
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... thing . You look like some sort of Mary Poppins person who's fallen on hard times . Just a little compact case with a pull - out handle . It's amazing how much you can get in . Do you want it in navy on red or red on navy ? " " Mum ...
... thing . You look like some sort of Mary Poppins person who's fallen on hard times . Just a little compact case with a pull - out handle . It's amazing how much you can get in . Do you want it in navy on red or red on navy ? " " Mum ...
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... things . The other thing I thought of was a shop- ping cart . " " Is there anything you'd like for Christmas ? " I said desperately , blinking in the dazzling Bank Holiday sunlight . " No , no , " she said airily . " I've got everything ...
... things . The other thing I thought of was a shop- ping cart . " " Is there anything you'd like for Christmas ? " I said desperately , blinking in the dazzling Bank Holiday sunlight . " No , no , " she said airily . " I've got everything ...
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... thing which makes it tolerable is thought of seeing Daniel again , but even that is inadvisable since am fat , have spot on chin , and desire only to sit on cushion eating chocolate and watching Xmas specials . It seems wrong and unfair ...
... thing which makes it tolerable is thought of seeing Daniel again , but even that is inadvisable since am fat , have spot on chin , and desire only to sit on cushion eating chocolate and watching Xmas specials . It seems wrong and unfair ...
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