It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read The Gift by Mildred Inez Lewis
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
After New Jersey transplant Bobby Hawkins marries Susannah, the daughter of a leading South Carolina family, they battle infertility, the challenges of plantation life, and a devastating flood. To keep the plantation afloat, Bobby begins impregnating slave women for sale. Their finances gradually get back on track. But after their son is born, Susannah is unable to breastfeed the sickly infant. When her husband "gifts" her a wet nurse, they descend into violence, jealousy and rage.
The Gift by Mildred Inez Lewis is 78 pages long, and a total of 20,124 words.
This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 25% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read The Gift aloud.
The Gift is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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