
Jonathan Cape, October 2013
The long-awaited third book in the Bridget Jones series, Mad about The Boy was released this month and we have ONE copy to give away.
How to enter: Comment on this post with your name and town by the closing date, Sunday 27th October 2o13. The winner will be picked at random from the entries and announced on the Novel Kicks blog on Monday 28th October 2013.
UK and Ireland only.
About the book:
What do you do when a girlfriend’s 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend’s 30th?
Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating?
Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice?
Does the Dalai Lama actually tweet or is it his assistant?
Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood?
Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting the same as getting married after 2 meetings and 6 months of letter writing in Jane Austen’s day?
Pondering these, and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and rediscovering her sexuality in what SOME people rudely and outdatedly call ‘middle age’.




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I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.
Joanna Krakowiak, Ilkeston
I would love to read this. Sadly, I am a good ten years younger than Bridget but suspect I have some of the same dilemmas
Ooh, so looking forward to reading this book. I could watch the Bridget Jones films over and aver again. Can’t wait to find out what’s going on in her world now 🙂
Mel Butcher, Lowestoft
I would like to win this book so much! Bridget is such a wonderful character. I would love to interview the writer about the books.
Rebecca Braunton, Poole
Really excited to read this…even despite the ‘spoiler’!
Really looking forward to this book, I hope it’s as good as her others!
Without Bridget Jones, chick-lit as we know it wouldn’t exist – can’t wait to find out what she’s like at 50!
I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 books but it’s such a long time since I read them and who could forget the film – still makes me giggle when I think about it .. 🙂