It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read A Marginal Life by Kate Bolton
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Wangari and Joseph Kilonzo are struggling to feed their family during a serious drought in East Africa. Prices are rocketing, staples are scarce and a food emergency is declared.With an election looming, political and ethnic tensions are running high. Joseph's opposition activities land him in conflict with the authorities, resulting in all manner of intimidation and harassment of the family, aided and abetted by the corrupt and odious District Commissioner. Relationships become strained as Wangari tries to deal with the consequences.
A Marginal Life by Kate Bolton is 266 pages long, and a total of 68,096 words.
This makes it 90% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read A Marginal Life aloud.
A Marginal Life is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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