It takes the average reader 7 hours and 35 minutes to read From Rum to Roots by Lloyd G. Francis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
It is 1937 in Jamaica. Raised by an oppressive father deep in the countryside, Linton McMann toils in a rum distillery. Meanwhile, in Kingston, Daisy Wellstead encounters misfortune, trapped in an unhappy marriage. Seeking a new life they immigrate to the United States where they meet in New York, fall in love and start a family. Ambition drives them to start a business, selling roots tonic, a drink that Linton learned to make in Jamaica. By 1986, the drink is a sensation. Money flows in, but something is missing. Happiness is as scarce as freshwater in the middle of the sea. Wrestling with...
From Rum to Roots by Lloyd G. Francis is 452 pages long, and a total of 113,904 words.
This makes it 153% the length of the average book. It also has 139% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 22 minutes to read From Rum to Roots aloud.
From Rum to Roots is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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