It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Shalita's Prayers by Bill Blackburn
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Shalita's Prayers is a story about a remarkable woman who was raised in a loving Christian home in Northern India. A precocious little girl, Shalita begins journaling, which becomes a lifelong passion. As a popular professor at the local university Shalita feels the stresses of being the quintessential modern day mom and wife. Her world is rocked when she is diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer at 45. Shalita asks her no-nonsense oncologist if she will see her sons, ages 7 and 17, graduate from high school. His cool response: "you'll see the older one graduate." Before fully absorbing the crushing news, Shalita is wheeled into surgery, followed by aggressive treatments of chemotherapy. Struggling to understand why God would allow such a terrible disease to invade her world, she eventually realizes' why not me? Much of Shalita's response is to do what she has always done in her life' throw herself completely at the feet of God, seeking healing and guidance while praising Him for each moment of life. Shalita's cancer returns and when she is gone her husband Bill and their two sons are left to navigate a difficult path without her. Littered with painful memories and setbacks, Bill is challenged to find calm through this seemingly unrelenting storm. Shalita's Prayers is filled with dozens of her journal entries, which are mostly prayers, and provides beautiful, intimate glimpses into her remarkable faith and longings for God. Told with rare candor, Shalita's Prayers is a story of promise, human frailty and uncompromising faith.
Shalita's Prayers by Bill Blackburn is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Shalita's Prayers aloud.
Shalita's Prayers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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