Dnevnik Bridget Jones

Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old single London woman who works in publishing, begins the year by keeping a diary. Each entry begins with precise statistics: pounds, alcohol consumed, cigarettes smoked, calories consumed – and New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking and drinking, find a decent man and stop falling for “serial cheaters, narcissists and emotionally unavailable guys”.

At a family New Year’s party, her mother and her friends try to set her up with Mark Darcy – a successful but cold and snobbish lawyer in an ugly sweater. Bridget finds him arrogant, and he finds her clumsy and loud. Instead, she falls for her charming but irresponsible boss, Daniel Cleaver. The email flirtation develops into a passionate affair full of sex, lies and false promises.

As Bridget tries to improve her life—going to the gym (mostly for sandwiches), battling her mother's panicked attempts to get her married, enduring dinners from "happily married" couples who mock her—she discovers Daniel's infidelity with a younger, more "perfect" woman. Her heart is broken.

Meanwhile, Mark Darcy appears at key moments: he saves her from her mother's plots, shows her unexpected warmth, and finally confesses his love to her—just when she least expects it. The novel ends on an optimistic note: Bridget realizes that "happily ever after" doesn't have to be perfect, but sincere.