How Long to Read A Life of Dreams

How Long Does it Take to Read A Life of Dreams?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read A Life of Dreams by Susan Tully

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Humiliation came easy when Lilly was young. Her father was a drunk, they lived on the wrong side of the tracks, her mother, who she loves dearly is uneducated and living in fear. Although Lilly works hard, circumstance holds her back. She wants to be loved and have someone who is decent and kind. Little does she know the winding path the next ten years will take. Her life will unfold racing ahead with lightning speed, taking her to the heights of ecstasy and to the depths of despair. From triumph to defeat. Her dreams will drive her to hope and then leave her in dread. From a loving family, to deceitful people, all of her survival instincts drive her forward. Her journey is not easy. But Lilly refuses to be a victim. She is survivor...Here is a peek at the start of Lilly's ten year journey.....Across town on the other side of Montauk Highway, in a world far away from the exclusive waterfront homes of Bellport, where Gretchen and Joe lived, Lilly was standing in front of her bathroom mirror perched on the toilet to see what her new shoes looked like. The prom was tonight and she had reservations about how the evening would go. For one thing, her girlfriends had steady boyfriends. She was the only one who didn't. Her mom always told her that having a boyfriend wasn't important at her age. But it was! No one had asked her to prom. In fact, she rarely had a date. Often, she would be asked but she would turn them down. If she didn't have any desire to go, why waste his money and time? Because of this dilemma, she invited her third cousin to escort her to prom. Being a tall girl made dating difficult. At least that is what her mother said. She knew that wasn't true because Gretchen, who was her height, had the best-looking guy in their class. Maybe she was not attractive to men. Or that she was too much of a brainiac. She really didn't know why the guys weren't attracted to her. At least the guys she would be interested in. They had to be tall, but more importantly smart. They had to have goals and a plan to achieve them. They had to make her laugh and hold her when she cried. Was this too much to ask? She knew that in a, girl-next-door sort of way, that she was attractive. She had a tiny waist, with an ample bosom, shapely legs and hips. She dressed the best she could on her limited budget. She really didn't get what the problem was but refused to be defined by whether she had a boyfriend. Her whole future lay ahead of her. It was filled with possibilities! As for her "date," no one had to know they were cousins. He was very good looking. He went to a private military academy. He had it all. His problem was he knew it. She calculated that the 'clique' would ignore her, as usual, but at least she would be going to her senior prom. She had started to sew her prom dress two months before. Like true haute couture, it was hand sewn. Every stitch was with her own hands. Her mother had taught her well. She was a great fan of Oleg Cassini who designed for Jackie Kennedy. Clean classic lines in the finest materials. That was Lilly's idea of perfection. Lilly had sold the only piece of jewelry her grandmother had given her to get the money for the material. It was a beautiful peach satin with a chiffon overlay. Not a big skirt or huge bow on the back. Just simple and elegant. She had taken a bus to Garden City and gone to all the high-end stores. At Lord and Taylor, she saw the dress of her dreams. The saleswoman said it had been featured in Vogue. It had only been on the floor since that morning. They had only sent one to the store and it was in Lilly's size. It was so long she was sure it must have been on the runway for a tall model. Lilly looked at the price tag and calculated she would have to work five months and buy nothing else just to pay for this one dress. It was more than all the family bills for the month. That didn't stop her from trying it on.

How long is A Life of Dreams?

A Life of Dreams by Susan Tully is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Life of Dreams Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read A Life of Dreams aloud.

What Reading Level is A Life of Dreams?

A Life of Dreams is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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