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Recommendations based on Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reasonby Helen Fielding
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Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
by Helen Fielding
A journalist's wild imagination leads her on a thrilling adventure to uncover a terrorist plot.
Olivia Jules, a journalist for the British Sunday Times newspaper and Elan magazine is in Miami to cover the launch of a face cream when she meets Pierre Feramo, who she finds attractive, but also ... (Wikipedia)
Princess in Waiting
by Meg Cabot
Mia Thermopolis is back, now a high school junior and still dealing with the struggles of being a princess.
Never before has the world seen such a princess. Nor have her own subjects, for that matter. Mia's royal introduction to Genovia has mixed results: while her fashion sense is widely applauded, her ... (Wikipedia)
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
A man reevaluates his life when he meets an awkward 12-year-old boy.
Set in 1993 London, About a Boy features two main protagonists: Will Freeman, a 36-year-old bachelor, and Marcus Brewer, an incongruous schoolboy described as 'introverted' by his suicidal mother, ... (Wikipedia)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
by Helen Fielding
A humorous journey of self-discovery for a thirty-something single woman.
Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, Bridget Jones searches for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug ... (Goodreads)
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
A man reflects on his past relationships while trying to understand the nature of love.
Rob Fleming is a 35-year-old man who owns a record shop in London called Championship Vinyl. His lawyer girlfriend, Laura, has just left him and now he's going through a crisis. At his record shop, ... (Wikipedia)
Us
by David Nicholls
A couple's marriage is tested during a summer trip across Europe, forcing them to confront their past and future together.
Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that, against all odds, seduces beautiful Connie into a second date and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three ... (Goodreads)
Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
A group of teenage friends explore growing up, learning about friendship and love.
It is the girls' last summer before college. They all find themselves in different, but challenging situations. They all struggle with their identities, love, and relationships. Following the death ... (Wikipedia)
Fever Pitch
by Nick Hornby
A humorous memoir of a man's obsession with soccer and how it shapes his life and relationships.
In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan ... (Goodreads)
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
A powerful tale of forbidden love, set in rural Australia in the early 20th century.
The story begins in New Zealand on 8 December 1915, the fourth birthday of Meghann "Meggie" Cleary who is the only daughter of Padriac ("Paddy"), an Irish farm labourer, and Fiona ("Fee"), his wife. ... (Wikipedia)
Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
A summer of friendship and growth as the four best friends navigate life's changes.
Lena is taking an extra painting class in the summer at RISD and becomes interested in the anonymous painter who comes in late on the first day. She soon discovers that it is Leonardo (Leo), one of ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton
A woman unravels her family's past, uncovering secrets and lies that span generations.
During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a ... (Goodreads)
It Had to Be You
by Cecily von Ziegesar
A group of privileged teenagers navigate love, friendship, and scandal in the glamorous world of Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew Quick
A man with bipolar disorder tries to rebuild his life after being released from a mental institution. He finds hope and love in unexpected places.
The book is narrated through the eyes of Pat Peoples, and occasionally Tiffany's through letters. A former history teacher who has moved back to his childhood home in Collingswood, New Jersey , after ... (Wikipedia)
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
Four teenage friends navigate their way through friendship, first love, and independence.
With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their second summer together. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to ... (Goodreads)
Legally Blonde
by Amanda Brown
A sorority girl follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and discovers her own legal talents.
Elle Woods , a blonde University of Southern California sorority president and homecoming queen, is deeply in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntington III. When Warner enrolls in Stanford ... (Wikipedia)
All I Want is Everything
by Cecily von Ziegesar
The privileged lives of Manhattan's elite teenagers continue to unfold in this juicy Gossip Girl novel.
Enter the world of Gossip Girl - watch us indulge our taste for jealousy and betrayal, all in the midst of the wildest parties in the best clubs. S and B have decided to kiss and make up, and it's ... (Goodreads)
Because I'm Worth It
by Cecily von Ziegesar
A group of privileged teenagers navigate their way through the ups and downs of high society in New York City.
The wickedly funny fourth book in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series that inspired the original hit CW show and the new series coming to HBO Max's Spring 2020 launch season (alongside hit ... (Barnes & Noble)
Trading Up
by Candace Bushnell
Aspiring model Janey Wilcox navigates the cutthroat world of high fashion and social climbing in New York City.
Candace Bushnell is turning heads . . . The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. When Trading Up was published in July, readers from coast to coast devoured the sharp-witted, Jane ... (Goodreads)
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho
A young woman's journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation.
Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never ... (Goodreads)
Project Princess
by Meg Cabot
Mia Thermopolis discovers she is a princess and must navigate royal life while dealing with typical teenage problems.
What on earth is that princess up to now? Most princesses would prefer to spend their spring breaks in Gstaad, or some other equally unpronounceable European hot spot. Not this one, though. Hammer in ... (Goodreads)
Candy
by Kevin Brooks
A teenage girl falls in love with a drug dealer and gets caught up in a dangerous world of addiction and crime.
The story opens when Joe Beck, a music lover with a knack for curiosity, meets 16-year-old Candy on the streets of London . Joe soon learns that Candy is not only a runaway from her home town, but ... (Wikipedia)
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
A lighthearted comedy of manners, full of witty dialogue and satirizing Victorian society.
Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The ... (Goodreads)
Sleeping Arrangements
by Madeleine Wickham
Two families on vacation in Spain, secrets and lies unravel as they share a villa.
Chloe needs a holiday. She's sick of making wedding dresses, her partner Philip has troubles at work, and the whole family wants a break. Her wealthy friend Gerard has offered the loan of his luxury ... (Barnes & Noble)
Cocktails for Three
by Madeleine Wickham
Three women, each with a secret, meet monthly for cocktails. As their lives unravel, they must confront their secrets and support each other.
Madeleine Wickham, who writes the internationally bestselling Shopaholic series as Sophie Kinsella, has penned an irresistibly dishy and entertaining novel about three savvy young women and the ... (Goodreads)
Hollowland
by Amanda Hocking
After a zombie outbreak, a young woman sets out to find her brother in a world overrun by the undead.
This is the way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door. Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, ... (Goodreads)
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe
by Mary Simses
A lawyer inherits a blueberry farm and bakery in Maine, leading her to question her fast-paced city life and rediscover love.
A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish — to find the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Carrie Diaries
by Candace Bushnell
A teenage girl navigates high school, first love, and the fashion industry in 1980s New York City.
The Carrie Diaries focuses on Carrie Bradshaw, a high-school student who lives in Castleberry, Connecticut . Carrie is followed through high-school starting her junior year, continuing through the ... (Wikipedia)
Unshaken: Ruth
by Francine Rivers
The biblical story of Ruth is retold in a modern setting, exploring themes of love, loyalty, and redemption.
Book 3 in the 5-book biblical historical fiction series by the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Redeeming Love, and, A Voice in the Wind., She gave up everything, expecting nothing, and God ... (Goodreads)
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.
The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)
Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries
by Helen Fielding
Bridget Jones navigates the ups and downs of pregnancy and motherhood while trying to figure out who the father of her baby is.
Bridget Jones is a Bangor University graduate. She is a 32-year-old single woman whose life is a satirized version of the stereotypical single London 30-something in the 1990s and very unlucky in ... (Wikipedia)
