How Long to Read The Last Daughter

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Daughter?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 33 minutes to read The Last Daughter by Renee Walker

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

Description

A gripping story based on the maternal side of the author's family. More fact than fiction, this riveting tale exposes a peculiar tradition of abuse passed down from generation to generation until finally it is broken by Steed, the present-day character. Each mother singles out one particular daughter as the recipient of all her anger and frustration. When that daughter has children, she does the same to one particular daughter of her own. And where there are just two children, she chooses the daughter over the son. This is a moving tale-a tragedy of tenderness withheld. Tenderness withheld by the mother from just one of her children while the other children thrive. And the tragedy of tenderness witnessed by the deprived daughter as not forthcoming from her own mother. Unexplored and unresolved feelings of unworthiness, sadness, and anger carried from one generation to the next. The inescapable child-bearing and child-rearing thwarted any dreams each woman might have had. And for this lineage of high-spirited Southern women, they wanted more than children. In "The Last Daughter" each woman tells her story in her own voice, revealing the trauma of pain, hardship and neglect in their lives. Yet their accounts could give voice to all women, throughout history and now, who have been denied freedom and individual rights. However, in spite of what each character has had to endure, each one still prevails in her own way as a strong-willed and independent spirit. The book begins in the 1800s with Steed's great-great-great-grandmother, Emily, and follows the two-hundred-year cycle through six generations. Recognizing the pattern, and terrified of repeating it, Steed sees only one way out. And this time it is the tragedy of tenderness withheld from herself. She makes a conscious decision to not have children, thus becoming the last daughter. And instead, Steed devotes her life to searching for the truth and finding answers to her own demons.

How long is The Last Daughter?

The Last Daughter by Renee Walker is 212 pages long, and a total of 53,424 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Last Daughter Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 51 minutes to read The Last Daughter aloud.

What Reading Level is The Last Daughter?

The Last Daughter 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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