How Long to Read Giving Away Simone

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Away Simone?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Giving Away Simone by Jan L. Waldron

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

Description

Giving Away Simone is Jan Waldron's account of her compelling, turbulent, and maddeningly original relationship with the daughter she gave away. Jan's baby, Simone, was the fifth generation of women in her family to be abandoned by their mothers. Determined to fight this "undertow of conditioned exiting, an affliction of easy farewell," Jan reunited with her daughter, now renamed Rebecca, when Rebecca was eleven. They spent the next thirteen years trying to come to terms with each other and figure out what kind of roles they were to play in each others' lives. For birthmothers, there are no simple equations of loss and gain. Each adoption is its own unique universe of complexities and ambiguities. But often the most personal is also the most universal, and there are truths to be found in every story. This beautifully rendered, intensely personal memoir gives essential shading to choices usually reduced to black and white. Waldron does not dispense advice; she probes the emotional fallout, on both sides of adoption, an area in which sedated platitudes have presided for far too long. "

How long is Giving Away Simone?

Giving Away Simone by Jan L. Waldron is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Away Simone Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Giving Away Simone aloud.

What Reading Level is Giving Away Simone?

Giving Away Simone 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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