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Helen Fielding: Bridget Jones's Diary (Paperback, 1999, Penguin Books)

Meet Bridget Jones—a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if …

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I very much identified with the business of being single in a world geared towards families. I couldn't form any mental image of Bridget, and didn't really know whether '9 stone' was a lot or not very much. The Rooftop Valkyrie says 'I thought you said she was thin?' but is she or not? Where 'thin' doesn't have to mean Calista Flockhart ('Ally McBeal'), who could do with a good meal or several.