Bridget Jones's Diary
A Novel
New York : Penguin Books, 2001.
Format: Book
Description: x, 271 pages ; 21 cm
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. Helen Fielding has stated openly that her bestselling novel is based on Jane Austen's enduring classic, and the character Mark Darcy is, of course, named after Austen's famous Mr. Darcy.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Eyre, Jane. Pride and prejudice -- Adaptations.
Jones, Bridget (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Single women -- England -- Fiction.
Eyre, Jane. Pride and prejudice -- Adaptations.
Jones, Bridget (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Single women -- England -- Fiction.
ISBN:
014028009X (pbk.)
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| F Fielding | Blythewood | Display, Fiction | Out (Due: 9/28/2023) |
| F Fielding | Sandhills Indoors | Fiction | Out (Due: 9/26/2023) |
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