It takes the average reader 1 hour and 30 minutes to read Back to the Light by George Ella Lyon
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In George Ella Lyon's new collection of poems, Back to the Light, the poet traces the course of a woman's life from girlhood, with its breakages and consequent denials of voice and story, to recovery of those powers and mature feminine wisdom. The purpose of the book is described within the pages between the title and the introductory poem: a young girl's need for the speaker's reassurance. In turn, the collection serves as a map to guide her -- and us. Faced with the story of this female character and the denial of that same story by the world around her, the speaker turns to the Great...
Back to the Light by George Ella Lyon is 90 pages long, and a total of 22,500 words.
This makes it 30% the length of the average book. It also has 27% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Back to the Light aloud.
Back to the Light is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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