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All the books by Elinor Lipman adapted to cinema and television
Elinor Lipman is known for being the author of the book Then She Found Me, first published in 1990, which was adapted to cinema by Helen Hunt in 2007.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Then She Found Me
Elinor Lipman, 1990
movie vs book
Helen Hunt, 2007
Eager to start a family, schoolteacher April Epner is thrust into uncertainty when her husband unexpectedly leaves her. Her world is further shaken when she encounters her unconventional birth mother, a self-centered talk show host far from the ideal mom. Initially resistant to both her birth mother and the advances of a divorced father, April eventually discovers her life unfolding in unexpected ways.