Author:Robert James Waller
Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller.
The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.
A hauntingly understated love story, set in small town America, that stays with you long after you've reluctantly finished reading the final page
—— Terence StampWe all dream of the chance meeting, that moment when we feel we are really living. Waller shows us that it can happen, with compelling assurance
—— Sunday TelegraphA fun fast-paces, entertaining ride...I devoured the book in two days
—— CosmopolitanLaugh out loud funny
—— Financial TimesYou'll be left feeling like you've just met up with an old pal you haven't seen for ages – and wish you could have done it sooner.
—— CloserFielding is entertaining and insightful, her timing immaculate.
—— Nicola Shulman , Mail on SundayThose of us who loved her the first time will be glad to welcome her back – big pants, fillers and all.
—— Stephanie Merritt , ObserverThe advances of communications technology since the mid-Nineties were made for Bridget's more obsessive side.
—— Susie Boyt , IndependentBridget is a bit older, no wiser and still funny.
—— Katy Guest , Independent on Sunday[Bridget’s] appeal is in her ability to pull the happy ending we’d all love from the chaos and self-doubt of everyday life.
—— Caroline Jowett , Daily ExpressThe third instalment, like Bridget herself is a lot more grown up, has some valuable lessons about life, loss and love - but is still great fun. VV Good.
—— BestBridget is still lovable and seeing a more mature version of the heroine coping with motherhood and bereavement is really quite moving.
—— Deirdre O'Brien , Sunday MirrorI read the book. I loved it. I loved her. She's smart, she's funny and she makes us all feel like we're good just the way we are.
—— Jenna Bush Hager , NBC Today ShowBridget’s bittersweet days with Mabel and Billy focus an unaffected – and unexpected – tenderness … A new chapter in the fairy tale can begin.
—— Boyd Tonkin , IndependentSweet, clever and funny.
—— Helen Rogan , PeopleShe’s our Bridget in other words, all over again – but just a couple of decades removed.
—— Nadine O’Regan , Sunday Business PostFielding is a smashing writer and in many ways Bridget Jones is an engaging creation.
—— Susan Flockhart , Glasgow Sunday HeraldNow past 50, a widow after Darcy’s death, [Bridget] blunders through the quest for mid-life loves and childcare nightmares with the all comic missteps and pratfalls fans adore.
—— iLaugh out loud funny… an inviting comfort blanket of a book for those many readers who loved Bridget before, who have grown up with her, and who are intrigued to find out what became of her.
—— Isabel Berwick , Financial TimesIn this third installment of the diaries, our hapless heroine continues to agonise over the tribulations of modern life large and small, from single parenthood and dating in the age of social media to the perils of the skinny jean.
—— Justine Jordan , GuardianFielding’s comedic talent remains undimmed.
—— Nicola Shulman , Mail on SundayThere is poignancy as well as humour.
—— Eleanor Mills , Sunday TimesWe are back to the old Bridget Jones in all her life-affirming glory.
—— Caroline Jowett , Daily ExpressFeels like visiting with your funniest friend
—— Jessica Shaw , Entertainment WeeklyI read the book. I loved it. I loved her. She’s smart, she’s funny and she makes us all feel like we’re good just the way we are.
—— Jenna Bush Hager , TodayFresh, frantic and very funny.
—— Fanny Blake , Woman & HomeLong-awaited.
—— Reader's DigestBridget is back! ... The third book in the series does not disappoint, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of Bridget's life as a 50-something, and all the highs, lows, tears and laughter that you'd expect.
—— The Bristol MagazineWhat remains unchanged – and addictive – is its diary format.
—— The LadyLife may have changed dramatically for Bridget, but you can still prepare to laugh and cry at Helen Fielding’s latest novel.
—— No 1 MagazineFans of the original books have not been, and will not be, disappointed.
—— Chris White, fiction buyer for Waterstones , UK Press SyndicationTender, touching and often hilarious – a welcome return.
—— Sara Lawrence , Daily MailBridget is as hopeless, loveable and funny as ever.
—— StylistAn uproariously funny novel of modern life, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the triumphant return of our favourite Everywoman.
—— UK Press SyndicationLaugh-out-loud funny, as well as punctuated by moments of genuine sadness, which are proportionately balanced throughout the story.
—— Louise Denyer , Suffolk MagazineTimely, tender, touching, witty, wise and bloody hilarious
—— UK Press SyndicationHilariously written
—— Emma Lawton , University of Nottingham ImpactThis book is an innocent pleasure, and made me laugh a lot
—— Naomi James , Church Times