How Long to Read The Heroin Addict's Mother

How Long Does it Take to Read The Heroin Addict's Mother?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read The Heroin Addict's Mother by Miriam Greenspan

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

Description

Out of the maelstrom of a daughter's heroin addiction come these gripping poems of love and powerlessness, tenacity and surrender, brokenness and resilience. In The Heroin Addict's Mother, eminent psychologist and author of the bestselling Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair offers an intimate memoir that serves as a poetry of witness to the opiate epidemic that is ravaging millions of families throughout the United States. A...gritty and stirring collection of heartfelt poems...emanating from the power...of a mother's undying love for her addicted child. These poems will resonate with so many out in the world suffering from addiction. John F. Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Founder/Director, Recovery Research Institute, Mass General Hospital Greenspan gifts us with...forceful and courageous poems that speak not only to mothers of addicted children, but to all of us who have feared and fought for our children to be safe and well. Harriet Lerner, Author of The Dance of Anger Only a true poet can tell such truths with such power... Deena Metzger, Author of Ruin and Beauty ...breathtaking, truly brilliant. Destined to be tremendously helpful to so many people going through similar terrifying, gut-wrenching experience and to help others understand in great depth what that world is like. Paula J. Caplan, Author of Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship Miriam's words capture the essence of what we who are touched by addiction live and breathe. They remind us we are not alone and that we too can recover. Joanne Peterson, Founder/Executive Director

How long is The Heroin Addict's Mother?

The Heroin Addict's Mother by Miriam Greenspan is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Heroin Addict's Mother Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read The Heroin Addict's Mother aloud.

What Reading Level is The Heroin Addict's Mother?

The Heroin Addict's Mother 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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