It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Clam Shell by Mary Lee Settle
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Searching for an escape from mediocrity, the young heroine of The Clam Shell leaves her hometown of Canona, West Virginia, and enters a Southern women's college. She is not destined for a safe path, however, and her violent awakening comes in the form of a brutal sexual assault through which she ultimately discovers her own hidden strength. Set in 1936, The Clam Shell continues the mesmerizing story Settle began in The Love Eaters.
The Clam Shell by Mary Lee Settle is 255 pages long, and a total of 65,025 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read The Clam Shell aloud.
The Clam Shell is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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