How Long to Read Sleeping In Public

How Long Does it Take to Read Sleeping In Public?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read Sleeping In Public by Carol Lee Lorenzo

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

Description

A successful runaway at 15, Marsha lives free of her past in NYC and the mountains of upstate New York. She earns a living as an illustrator of botanicals but her passion is a game of 'catch and release' with men, luring them into affairs only to leave them. Now she finds herself caught in the lure of a weatherman, a storm chaser of sorts, who pursues her wildly unpredictable moods.With an unexpected call, she escapes her new life to return to her old home, to her mother, a florist, who cuts the living plants to present their ephemeral beauty. Now her mother's life is being cut short, her only wish is that her strong willed daughter keep her alive. Marsha struggles to maintain her balance between who she has become and the world she ran away from, the treacherous cliffs of her childhood home.With the weatherman still in pursuit, a steady pressure on the edges, Marsha learns to care for her mother, who remains aloof but increasingly dependent. Then a man appears who claims to be Marsha's father, setting in motion events that display the fragile beauty of love and its destructive power.REVIEW: Sleeping In Public moves gracefully through time and space, unpredictable as weather. It pieces together the story of Marsha, a tormented young woman who has created a life for herself in the New York theater world after fleeing an abusive home. Marsha has settled into a small apartment and has settled on a single lover when an unexpected call summons her back to her childhood home. As the novel unfolds, we witness birth, childhood, love, betrayal and death. The detail is so fine we see up close what's important. The characters are full and complex and include Dog, a fabulously rendered animal with a protective streak. Carol Lee Lorenzo is at the top of her game with keen insights into everything from drawing in the dark with oil-based pastels, to choosing the right man, to caring for a dying parent, to bathing an untouchable stray dog. Every scene is loaded with new and often surprising views of the world that stick with the reader long after reaching the end. - Joe Coberly, author and Atlanta native.

How long is Sleeping In Public?

Sleeping In Public by Carol Lee Lorenzo 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 Sleeping In Public Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read Sleeping In Public aloud.

What Reading Level is Sleeping In Public?

Sleeping In Public 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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