/ 29 May 2013

Title of new Bridget Jones novel revealed

Helen Fielding
Helen Fielding, author of "Bridget Jones's Diary". (AP)

Publishers revealed the title of Helen Fielding's forthcoming book on Tuesday.

It continues the comic saga of diary-writing Bridget's romantic and professional adventures.

The character – introduced to readers in two 1990s novels –​ now faces an age of text messaging and social media.

Fielding said Bridget is older now and her "life has moved on. But, the question is, just how much?"

The previous books, Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, sold 15-million copies between them and were adapted into movies starring Renée Zellweger.

The new book will be published October 10 in Britain by Jonathan Cape, and October 15 in the US. – Sapa-AP