The host: Now it's time for our You Must Read This program. Today we'll hear from Lauren Groff. She came across a book when she was going to have her first child and was worried about the future. 

Lauren Groff: Staring into darkness, I wanted to read about happiness.1n fact, books full of joy are hard to find because happiness is nearly impossible to write about. So, when I found Elizabeth and Her German Garden, by Elizabeth Von Arnim, I felt as if someone suddenly opened a curtain and revealed a window where I had thought there was a wall. 

Elizabeth and Her German Garden feels as if it rose out of Von Arnim's deep unhappiness in the way she was supposed to fit into her world Still, what a cool drink this novel is. It has a few characters: the narrator, a countess named Elizabeth, her husband, her three tiny daughters, various servants and some visitors. There is also Elizabeth's garden. whick we see in all its seasonal richness. 

That is only the book's surface, however. There are great things hidden in the book. Eliza- beth is always comparing herself and the women around her and finding their fixed social roles disappointing. Her happiness, when it comes, arrives as an act of will. She has fought hard to achieve delight and I think it is more valuable for her struggle. 

I appreciate Elizabeth for showing me a way through my darkest time, by revealing that an act of focused attention can lift a person out of a long, dark period in their lives. Anyone can get a little happiness from living, even by reading a few pages of a book. 

The host : That's Lauren Groff. Her latest novel is Arcadia. The book she recommended is Elizabeth and Her German Garden. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What novel did Lauren Groff stumble upon?
2. What was the book that Lauren Groff came across?
3. What was the novel found by Lauren Groff?
Q2:
1. What is the title of Lauren Groff's latest novel?
2. What book did Lauren Groff most recently write?
3. What is Lauren Groff's most recent novel?
Q3:
1. Who are the main characters in Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
2. Who are the main characters in the book discovered by Lauren Groff?
3. In the novel Lauren Groff came across, who are the main characters?
Q4:
1. Does Elizabeth have to fight to find happiness?
2. Is finding joy work for Elizabeth?
3. Does Elizabeth encounter hardships in her journey to discover joy?
Q5:
1. How does Lauren Groff characterize Elizabeth's effort?
2. What description does Lauren Groff give of the work done by Elizabeth?
3. How does Lauren Groff feel about the effort Elizabeth puts forth?
Q6:
1. Why is it hard to find books about happiness?
2. What causes the scarcity of books about joy?
3. What makes books on the subject of happiness so difficult to locate?
Q7:
1. Who was the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
2. Who penned Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
3. What is the name of the author of the novel recommended by Lauren Groff?
Q8:
1. When did Lauren Groff find Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
2. At what point in her life did Lauren Groff come across Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
3. When Lauren Groff discovered Elizabeth and Her German Garden, what stage of life was she in?
Q9:
1. What worried Lauren Groff during her pregnancy?
2. What was Lauren Groff preoccupied with when she stumbled upon Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
3. Upon discovering Elizabeth Von Arnim's novel, what was Lauren Groff anxious about?
Q10:
1. Was Elizabeth von Arnim happy when she wrote Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
2. Was Elizabeth and Her German Garden written in a state of joy?
3. Were things going well in the life of Elizabeth von Arnim when she penned Elizabeth and Her German Garden?
