How Long to Read Child of the Heart

How Long Does it Take to Read Child of the Heart?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Child of the Heart by Bonnie Willemssen

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

Description

CHILD OF THE HEART is a unique story about the author's two adoptions and her quest to find her birth family. Born in Berlin, Germany in 1948, her birth parents gave her up for adoption immediately, despite having 4 older children. The first person to adopt Bonnie was a divorcee, an American citizen living and working in Germany, Austria and France, as a nurse, helping to eradicate tuberculosis after the war. When Bonnie was four, she traveled on the SS United States with her adoptive mother and her nanny to live in Delaware. In a twist of fate, or possibly fate had a little boost from above, Bonnie and her guardians were seated at the same table on this ship as a couple from Wisconsin who would eventually, despite great odds, become her second adoptive parents.This is not an autobiography. It is an account, gleaned from stories, letters, and documents, about her birth mother and family, her second mother and family, and her third mother and family. It's told through conversation, letters, and in some chapters through a "projection of possibility".In 2000, the author found three brothers and a sister in Germany, all still living.This tale is heartbreaking and heartwarming, sometimes funny, always honest, and full of the kind of introspection that anyone would contemplate in a similar situation - if there were ever a situation equal to this one. And the big question is answered at the end - the author answers it. "Was it better to be adopted and grow up in America with unquestioned freedom and privilege? Or would it have been better to have grown up behind the Iron Curtain with her birth parents and siblings?

How long is Child of the Heart?

Child of the Heart by Bonnie Willemssen 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.

How Long Does it Take to Read Child of the Heart Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 12 minutes to read Child of the Heart aloud.

What Reading Level is Child of the Heart?

Child of the Heart 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.

Where Can I Buy Child of the Heart?

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