How Long to Read The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien

How Long Does it Take to Read The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien?

It takes the average reader 6 hours to read The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien by Robert Gerdes

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

Description

In April 1941 Arian O'Brien and her younger sister, Grace, embark from New York City on the Swedish liner, Kungsholm. With the recent passing of their father, Robert Lee O'Brien, a mortgage banker in Washington, DC, the two younger siblings, along with their older brother Lee, know that they will share in the family's estate. Against Lee's advice not to take a pleasure cruise to the Caribbean when the world is at war, Arian and Grace set out to find adventure and romance. As Sweden is a neutral country, the Swedish flag painted on the liner's hull offers protection. Although safe from German torpedoes, Arian falls under the spell of Alfred Walter, an American of German descent. Thirteen years her senior, he informs her that his first wife, Ruby, died of cancer and that he owns a house in California. Arian and Alfred marry; she leaves her family and friends behind in Washington, DC, and travels by auto across the continent, taking up residence in Los Angeles, California. She invites the mother of Alfred's best friend over to tea and is surprised to learn that Ruby did not die of natural causes. Alfred's handling of her inheiritance also raises concern. A journey can be the physical travel from one locale to another or an inward journey from innocence to experience. As strangers intervene to press her to divorce Alfred, Arian learns through bitter experience whom to trust. Arian's journey is a saga taking the reader from her sheltered childhood in Washington, DC, through her days at the finishing school of Bishopthorpe Manor, to diplomatic receptions at the White House, travel to Havana, Cuba, and finally through her struggle to survive in her new home in California. This novel keeps the reader entralled as the title character must overcome challenges she was never meant to face.

How long is The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien?

The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien by Robert Gerdes is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.

This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien aloud.

What Reading Level is The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien?

The Journey of Miss Arian O'Brien is suitable for students ages 12 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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