Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)

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.

This article is about the 1996 novel. For the 2001 film adaptation, see Bridget Jones's Diary. For the soundtrack of the film, see Bridget Jones's Diary: Music from the Motion Picture. For the musical, see Bridget Jones' Diary (musical).

Bridget Jones's Diary
First edition
AuthorHelen Fielding
Cover artistNick Turpin
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy novel, Chick lit
PublisherPicador
Publication date
1996
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
ISBN0-670-88072-8
OCLC38884462
823/.914 21
LC ClassPR6056.I4588 B75 1998
Followed by The Edge of Reason 

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

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