Bridget Jones's diary : a novel /
Helen Fielding.
- 1st American ed.
- New York : Viking, 1996.
- x, 271 p. ; 23 cm.
January: an exceptionally bad start -- February: Valentine's Day massacre -- March: severe birthday-related thirties panic -- April: inner poise -- May: mother-to-be -- June: hah! boyfriend -- July: Huh -- August: disintegration -- September: up the fireman's pole -- October: date with Darcy -- November: a criminal in the family -- December: oh, Christ -- January-December: a summary.
A comedy on an Englishwoman's quest for self-improvement. Single and thirty-something Bridget diets, keeps tabs on her tobacco and alcohol consumption, visits the gym regularly, yet she still has problems finding the right man. A debut in fiction.