{"product_id":"bridget-joness-diary-9780140280098","title":"Bridget Jones's Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e's top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe iconic #1 bestseller by Helen Fielding; Bridget Jones is now the inspiration for the September 2016 Working Title film release of \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey and Emma Thompson. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e has touched a raw nerve with millions of readers the world round. Read it and laugh--before you cry, \"Bridget Jones is me \"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.08w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/1999 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Helen Fielding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634758381724,"sku":"9780140280098","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bdf9b6ac-ce95-43e6-931f-1c4aa4bf3a15.jpg?v=1603837576","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bridget-joness-diary-9780140280098","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}