How Long to Read A Midwife's Song

How Long Does it Take to Read A Midwife's Song?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 7 minutes to read A Midwife's Song by Patricia Harman

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

Description

It's 1956, the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. and the middle of the Cold War. Violent revolutions are happening all over the world. On the home front, in the mountains of Appalachia, midwives Patience and Bitsy face personal revolutions. Their adult children are growing up and away. Bitsy's adopted son returns from the army in Korea wounded in body and spirit. Patience's daughter is pregnant "out of wedlock," and Danny, her son, has a problem with booze. Childbirth in the U.S. is changing too. The midwives, who were once called frequently for home deliveries, have been overshadowed by the new hospital with its "painless childbirth", until a few rebel nurses appear and Bitsy and Patience step forward to help them. In the midst of these challenges, journals written in the 1850s by African American, Grace Potts, the elder midwife of the Hope River, begin appearing on Patience's porch at night. The diaries detail Grace's escape from slavery with the help of the Underground Railroad when she was fifteen. Who is bringing them? And why? What do the midwives do now? Read the journals, of course. Struggle to understand and help their children, of course. Join the civil rights protests on Main Street, yes... And sing!

How long is A Midwife's Song?

A Midwife's Song by Patricia Harman is 476 pages long, and a total of 121,856 words.

This makes it 161% the length of the average book. It also has 149% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Midwife's Song Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 5 minutes to read A Midwife's Song aloud.

What Reading Level is A Midwife's Song?

A Midwife's Song 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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