It takes the average reader 5 hours and 40 minutes to read Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
"Shanti is a heroine that the reader will not easily forget. The story that is told here is worth not only knowing but also remembering." – Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, author, filmmaker and academic Vividly set against the backdrop of 19th century India and the British-owned sugarcane plantations of Natal, written with great tenderness and lyricism, Children of Sugarcane paints an intimate and wrenching picture of indenture told from a woman’s perspective. Shanti, a bright teenager stifled by life in rural India and facing an arranged marriage, dreams that South Africa is an opportunity to start...
Children of Sugarcane by Joanne Joseph is 329 pages long, and a total of 85,211 words.
This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 45 minutes to read Children of Sugarcane aloud.
Children of Sugarcane is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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