It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read MARIE ELENA by Paul E. Pepe
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
THIS STORY BEGAN SOME TIME AGO WHEN MY SISTER CAROL WAS GIVEN AN OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF OUR MOTHER. NEITHER OF US HAD EVER SEEN IT BEFORE, OR HAD EVEN KNOWN OF ITS EXISTENCE. CAROL MADE A COPY FOR ME AND WHEN I FIRST SAW, MY MOTHER AS A SIXTEEN YEAR OLD, I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THERE WAS AN UNTOLD STORY HERE. I BEGAN WRITING IT, USING BACKGROUND I HAD COLLECTED SOME TIME AGO FOR A BOOK CALLED “FOOTSTEPS”, WHICH WAS THE STORY OF OUR FAMILY’S JOURNEY FROM ITALY TO THE UNITED STATES. THERE IS MUCH I NEVER FOUND OUT ABOUT MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS CALLED “A BIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL.” MUCH OF WHAT FOLLOWS IS FICTION, BUT IT IS FICTION BASED ON REAL LIVES, REAL PEOPLE AND ACTUAL EVENTS. I HAVE CHANGED NAMES, ALTERED DATES AND INJECTED MY OWN THOUGHTS ON THE STORY. I WILL NEVER KNOW HOW CLOSE THIS IS TO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE ALL OF THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE LONG SINCE GONE TO THEIR REWARD.
MARIE ELENA by Paul E. Pepe is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read MARIE ELENA aloud.
MARIE ELENA 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.
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