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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... thought he'd cracked it , but unfortunately Daniel then answered the phone . In- stead of saying , " Sorry , wrong number , " Tom hung up . So now Daniel not only has the insane message but will think it's me who's rung his answerphone ...
... thought he'd cracked it , but unfortunately Daniel then answered the phone . In- stead of saying , " Sorry , wrong number , " Tom hung up . So now Daniel not only has the insane message but will think it's me who's rung his answerphone ...
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... thought , I sent back : Message Cleave Please shut up . I am very busy and important . And after a few minutes more , he replied . Jones . Message Jones Sorry to interrupt , Jones , pressure must be hellish . Over and out . PS . I like ...
... thought , I sent back : Message Cleave Please shut up . I am very busy and important . And after a few minutes more , he replied . Jones . Message Jones Sorry to interrupt , Jones , pressure must be hellish . Over and out . PS . I like ...
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... thoughts 942 ( approx . based on av . per minute ) , minutes spent counting negative thoughts 127 ( approx . ) . 6 p.m. Completely exhausted by entire day of date - preparation . Being a woman is worse than being a farmer - there is so ...
... thoughts 942 ( approx . based on av . per minute ) , minutes spent counting negative thoughts 127 ( approx . ) . 6 p.m. Completely exhausted by entire day of date - preparation . Being a woman is worse than being a farmer - there is so ...
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... thoughts 0 . 10:30 a.m. Office . Daniel is still locked in his meeting . Maybe it was a genuine excuse . 1 p.m. Just saw Daniel leaving for lunch . He has not messaged me or anything . V. depressed . Going shopping . 11:50 p.m. Just had ...
... thoughts 0 . 10:30 a.m. Office . Daniel is still locked in his meeting . Maybe it was a genuine excuse . 1 p.m. Just saw Daniel leaving for lunch . He has not messaged me or anything . V. depressed . Going shopping . 11:50 p.m. Just had ...
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... thoughts of Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon); but mainly extreme sense of jealousy of failure and foolishness at being in bed alone on Sunday morning while my mother aged over sixty is probably just about to do it for the second ... Oh ...
... thoughts of Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon); but mainly extreme sense of jealousy of failure and foolishness at being in bed alone on Sunday morning while my mother aged over sixty is probably just about to do it for the second ... Oh ...
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