The #1 bestselling book that defined the 20th century—now updated for the 25th Anniversary! Meet Bridget Jones—a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could: a. lose 7 pounds b. stop smoking c. develop Inner Poise Bridget Jones’s Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget’s permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement—a year in which she resolves to: visit the gym three times a week, not just to buy a sandwich, form a relationship with a functional adult, and learn to work the television remote. Over the course of the year, Bridget loses a total of 72 pounds but gains a total of 74. She remains, however, optimistic. Through it all, Bridget will have you helpless with laughter, and—like millions of readers the world round—you’ll find yourself shouting, “Bridget Jones is me!”
Bridget Jones Series
This series chronicles the life of a single woman navigating the complexities of modern love, career, and self-discovery with relatable humor and sharp wit. Her often chaotic yet endearing journey highlights the universal struggles of finding happiness and true connection. Readers are drawn to the protagonist's candid reflections on relationships, her personal foibles, and her unwavering, albeit sometimes misguided, pursuit of a fulfilling life. It's a witty and insightful exploration of everyday anxieties and triumphs, celebrating resilience and self-acceptance.
Recommended Reading Order
Bridget Jones. The Edge of Reason
- 422 pages
- 15 hours of reading
At the end of Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget hiccuped off into the sunset with man-of-her-dreams Mark Darcy. Now she discovers what it is like when you have the man of your dreams actually in your flat and he doesn't do the washing up, not just the whole of this week, but ever.
Bridget Jones's baby: The diaries
- 219 pages
- 8 hours of reading
** The new Bridget Jones novel ** 8.45 P.M. Realise there have been so many times in my life when have fantasised about going to a scan with Mark or Daniel: just not both at the same time. Before motherhood, before marriage, Bridget, with biological clock ticking very, very loudly, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at the eleventh hour: a joyful pregnancy which is dominated, however, by a crucial but terribly awkward question - who is the father? Mark Darcy: honourable, decent, notable human rights lawyer? Or Daniel Cleaver: charming, witty, notable fuckwit? 9.45 P.M. It's like they're two halves of the perfect man, who'll spend the rest of their lives each wanting to outdo the other one. And now it's all enacting itself in my stomach. In this gloriously funny, touching story of baby-deadline panic, maternal bliss, and social, professional, technological, culinary and childbirth chaos, Bridget Jones - global phenomenon and the world's favourite Singleton - is back with a bump.
Bridget Jones: Mad about The Boy
- 388 pages
- 14 hours of reading
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER What do you do when a girlfriend's 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend's 30th? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating? Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice? Does the Dalai Lama actually tweet or is it his assistant? Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood? Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings and 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen's day? Pondering these, and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and redisovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call 'middle age'. The long-awaited return of a much-loved character, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is timely, tender, touching, witty, wise and bloody hilarious.
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Bridget Jones, the main character in the novel and the film, "Bridget Jones's Diary, " shares her own ideas on homemaking, cooking, relationships, weight loss, and other subjects in a parody of a self-help book.
A dazzling urban satire of modern relationships? An ironic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family? Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something? Two diaries, two enduring bestsellers, one unforgettable character. This is Bridget Jones: The Singleton Years. V.g.
Bridget Jonesová : 3 knihy v boxu
- 3 volumes
Všechny díly Bridget Jonesové pohromadě v exkluzivním dárkovém boxu Bridget Jonesová si nejdřív píše deník a snaží se najít toho pravého, pak je s rozumem v koncích a nakonec láskou šílená. Ve třiceti i v padesáti zůstává stejná – stejně ztřeštěná, stejně sexy. Neustále zažívá milostné eskapády, počítá vypité skleničky vína a sleduje svoji váhu, ať je single nebo šťastně vdaná. Neodolatelná Bridget zůstává prostě neodolatelně svá při všem, co dělá. Ať už hledá partnera, píše filmový scénář, nebo třeba vychovává děti.
