A new year begins—and Bridget Jones, the globally bestselling, unflinchingly self-disciplined, and definitely practically nonsmoking heroine, is about to discover what happens when you have the man of your dreams actually in your flat and he hasn't been to the supermarket—not just tonight, but ever.

Lurching from the cappucino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, searching for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, Smug Married advice ("I'm just calling to say in the potty! In the potty! Well, do it in Daddy's hand, then!"), Bridget experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It (can self-help books really help self?), protective custody, and a lightly chilled Chardonnay.

Wednesday 5 March
"7:08 p.m. Am assured, receptive, responsive woman of substance. My sense of self comes not from other people but from... from... myself? That can't be right."

With another devastatingly hilarious, ridiculous, unnervingly accurate take on modern womanhood, Bridget Jones is back. (v.g.)

Even critics couldn't help loving Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason:

"The excellent news is that Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is funnier and more accomplished that the original diary. A glorious read... a laugh on every page." —Sunday Times (London)

"Bridget Jones is no mere fictional character, she's the Spirit of the Age." —Evening Standard (London)

"If you loved Bridget Jones's Diary you'll love this. It is ridiculous, and it is divine." —Fay Weldon, The Mail on Sunday

"Average laughs out loud per page 2 (v.g.), identification with Bridget's characterm 100 percent (tragic), alcohol units consumed during study of book 6 (poor, but compulsive reading so mitigating factor). Bridget is back (hurrah!)." —The Express (London)

Or the original Bridget Jones's Diary...