1. In what way could THEN SHE FOUND ME be read as a study of ‘nature versus nurture’?
    
2. How effective are Bernice Graverman and the Epners as symbols of the culture clash between America and Europe respectively?
    
3. The second world war could perhaps be viewed as another character within the novel. How do each of the other characters react to this absent presence?
    
4. THEN SHE FOUND ME is written in the first person. How effectively do you think this adds to the humour of the novel?
    
   
5. THEN SHE FOUND ME is now a major Hollywood film. How well do you think it will transfer to the big screen?

- Read a sample extract -

- Reading Group Questions -

- Find out more about Elinor Lipman -

- Read about Elinor Lipman's other novels:
My Latest Grievance
Isabel's Bed -

- Buy the book -