How Long to Read Patience Is a Subtle Thief

How Long Does it Take to Read Patience Is a Subtle Thief?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 2 minutes to read Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji

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

Description

Hope and circumstance define a young woman’s life in this heartbreaking tale of lost innocence, set in politically volatile 1990s Nigeria, from an exciting and fresh voice in global literature. For as long as she can remember, Patience Adewale, the eldest daughter of Chief Kolade Adewale, has been waiting for confirmation that she is loved, that there is a place where she truly belongs. Patience lives a sheltered life within the secure walls of the family’s mansion in Ibadan, but finds no comfort from her distant father and stepmother Modupe. Her only ally is her younger sister, yet even Margaret’s love and support cannot overcome Patience’s insecurity and uncertainty. More than anything, Patience wants to know why her father and uncle banished her mother from their compound years ago—and whether her mother is even alive. Determined to discover the truth, Patience embarks on a desperate search to find her mother. Answers begin to surface when she moves to Lagos for university and unexpectedly reconnects with her cousin Kash. Kash and his friend Emeka are petty thieves with an opportunity to make a big score. To pull it off they need help—and enlist Patience and Emeka’s straight-arrow brother, Chike, to become partners in their scheme. The thieves’ plan is to quit after this job. But unforeseen events lead to unexpected consequences—and demand a price from Patience that may be too steep to pay. Suspenseful and evoking the subtleties of Nigerian life in an fresh and unexpected way, Patience Is a Subtle Thief is a heart-wrenching story of one young woman’s precarious journey to adulthood, and the risks and sacrifices it takes to follow her heart.

How long is Patience Is a Subtle Thief?

Patience Is a Subtle Thief by Abi Ishola-Ayodeji is 421 pages long, and a total of 105,671 words.

This makes it 142% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Patience Is a Subtle Thief Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 37 minutes to read Patience Is a Subtle Thief aloud.

What Reading Level is Patience Is a Subtle Thief?

Patience Is a Subtle Thief 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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