How Long to Read Grandmother's Secrets

How Long Does it Take to Read Grandmother's Secrets?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Grandmother's Secrets by Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi

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

Description

"Come, sit by me," says Grandmother. "Take this chalk in your hand. Now draw a dot and concentrate all your energy into this one dot. It is the beginning and the end, the navel of the world." So Fawzia Al-Rawi describes her grandmother's first lesson about the ancient craft of Oriental dance. Grandmother's Secretsalways circles back to this grandmother and this young girl, echoing the circular movements of the dance itself. Al-Rawi has written a strikingly graceful and original book that blends personal memoir with the history and theory of the dance known in the West as "belly dancing." It is the story of a young Arab girl as she is initiated into womanhood. It is a history of the dance from the earliest times through the days of the Pharaohs, the Roman Empire, to the Arab world of the last three centuries. It is a personal investigation into the effects of the dance's movements on individual parts of the body and the whole psyche. It is a guide to the actual techniques of the dance for those who are inspired to put down the book and move. Al-Rawi conveys in this book not only the history and technique of grieving and mourning dances, pregnancy and birth dances, but the spirit of these age-old rituals, and their possibilities for healing and empowering women today.

How long is Grandmother's Secrets?

Grandmother's Secrets by Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Grandmother's Secrets Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Grandmother's Secrets aloud.

What Reading Level is Grandmother's Secrets?

Grandmother's Secrets 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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