How Long to Read I Knew You by Name

How Long Does it Take to Read I Knew You by Name?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read I Knew You by Name by Peggy Barnes

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

Description

Peggy Barnes has written a remarkable, wise, and generous memoir about her search for her birth mother, Pauline, a young woman from the back hills of Alabama. It takes a gutsy and determined person to embark upon such a quest, armed with nothing but a name. It takes a truly gifted writer to tell the story with such warmth and wit. Her story is their story: a deeply moving portrait of two women, separated by circumstances but united through the power of words. In I Knew You By Name, Peggy has written a gorgeous love letter to the courageous woman she never had a chance to know. I only wish Pauline could have read it, too. Stephanie Harrison, Author of Adaptation: From Short Story to Big Screen. For sixty-five years all Peggy Barnes knew of her beginnings was what she could recall: herself at age two, a child with big feet and a vocabulary that included little baby talk. The only mother she ever knew claimed she never, ever cried. Then, Alabama unsealed the records of adoptive children’s births. Peggy learned she is the daughter of Pauline Miller, unwed daughter of a sharecropping family and the man for whom her mother ironed shirts. The letters Pauline wrote back to the home from which she’d fled in shameful exile reveal her heartbreaking life. In lush Southern language laced with surprising wit, Peggy extrapolates from these letters—saved by an unknown cousin in the proverbial dust-covered trunk—to venerate the woman who gave her birth, uncovering striking similarities to the life she herself has lived. Nancy Pinard, Author of Shadow Dancing and Butterfly Soup.

How long is I Knew You by Name?

I Knew You by Name by Peggy Barnes is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read I Knew You by Name Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read I Knew You by Name aloud.

What Reading Level is I Knew You by Name?

I Knew You by Name is suitable for students ages 10 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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