|
|
|
|
|
Bridget begins with a list of New Year resolutions,
including "I WILL go to the gym three times a week not merely to by
sandwich". Her diary for the ensuing year records her battle against
eating too much and smoking too much - and the progress of her love
life. The story is a classic love triangle. Bridget's mother tries to
pair her off with barrister Mark Darcy, seemingly a bit of a stuffed
shirt. Bridget shows no interest and instead embarks on an affair with
Daniel Cleaver, her flirtatious boss. As Bridget's personal and
professional life lurch between triumph and disaster, she relies on
friends for help, advice and Chardonnay. The story echoes Pride and
Prejudice, as Fielding openly acknowledged; "I shamelessly stole the
plot. I thought it had been v. well market-researched over a number of
centuries". |
|
|
