How Long to Read Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope

How Long Does it Take to Read Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope by T. W. Poremba

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

Description

When a church community worker in inner city Cleveland discovers ten-year-old Gary's immense artistic genius he propels Gary upon a life-long adventure of international artistic acclaim. Renowned as the greatest ever disciple of Leonardo Da Vinci's sfumato painting technique in portraiture, Gary masters the smokey blending of color and light that obscures the rough edges of life and endows two dimensional paintings with living, breathing beauty like Leonardo's portrait of Mona Lisa. Gary's mastery of sfumato in his portrait of Old Tony leads him to fame and fortune. Unfortunately, the rough edges of real life snatch away his loving wife Dianah and nine-year old daughter Lily in a tragic mountain fire near Durango, Colorado, and send Gary into a heart wrenching spiral of darkness. Back to Cleveland he heads broken, alone and battling the dark. But on the way Gary rediscovers how life has sent him teachers, encouragers, helpers, healers and fast new friends of faith. All of them pick him up, shatter his darkness and set his feet upon his new life path to pay forward those blessings that others have given him. T.W. Poremba was born on Cleveland's Near West Side. He lived with his family in government projects on the edge of the industrial Flats amidst the smokey smells of steel mills and oil refineries. There purple rain used to fall eating away the paint on cars and poisoning cats, dogs, rats and kids alike giving Cleveland poverty unique smells, tastes and struggles. God used Poremba's humble beginnings to plant in his heart a deep love for people who grow up poor. From his first job as an inner city missionary in Cleveland to more than 50 mission sites around the country he served and inspired others to join him loving people who struggle the most. In Sfumato, his first novel, T.W. Poremba returns to his roots with his main character Gary. This is a loving tribute to those who escape poverty but choose to return in order to bless others as they have been blessed.

How long is Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope?

Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope by T. W. Poremba is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope aloud.

What Reading Level is Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope?

Sfumato*: A Story of Love, Loss and Hope 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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