num_pages: 288
description: Meet Bridget Jones —a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could:a. lose 7 poundsb. stop smokingc. develop Inner Poise"129 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)...""Bridget Jones' 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: 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.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!"
language: English
title: Bridget Jones's Diary
titlecomplete: Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
characters: Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones, Daniel Cleaver
genres: Comedy, British Literature, Contemporary Romance, Adult, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction, Humor, Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
ratings_count: 962750
places: Edinburgh, Scotland, London, England
series: Bridget Jones
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Audie Award
category: Solo Narration - Female, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: British Book of the Year
publisher: Penguin Books