Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)

Bridget Jones's Diary
	First edition
Author	Helen Fielding
Cover artist	Nick Turpin
Language	English
Genre	Comedy novel, Chick lit
Publisher	Picador
Publication date	1996
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback and paperback)
ISBN	0-670-88072-8
OCLC	38884462
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 21
LC Class	PR6056.I4588 B75 1998
Followed by	The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones's Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. Written in the form of a personal diary, the novel chronicles a year in the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single working woman living in London. She writes about her career, self-image, vices, family, friends, and romantic relationships.

By 2006, the book had sold over two million copies worldwide.^[2] Critics have credited Fielding's novel as the "ur-text" of the contemporary chick lit movement.^[3] A sequel, The Edge of Reason, was published in 1999.

^ Kirby, Terry (13 November 2004). "The true story of Bridget Jones". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
^ Memmott, Carol (11 June 2006). "Chick lit, for better or for worse, is here to stay". USA Today. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
^ Whelehan, Imelda (2002). Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary: A Reader's Guide. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8264-5322-8.

[kirby-independent-1] Kirby, Terry (13 November 2004). "The true story of Bridget Jones". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[USAtoday-2] Memmott, Carol (11 June 2006). "Chick lit, for better or for worse, is here to stay". USA Today. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

[3] Whelehan, Imelda (2002). Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary: A Reader's Guide. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8264-5322-8.

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