How Long to Read The Merrythought

How Long Does it Take to Read The Merrythought?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 14 minutes to read The Merrythought by Shelagh Meyer

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

Description

The Merrythought is the first novel in three decades from 1977 Whitbread prizewinner Shelagh Macdonald ("No End to Yesterday" - now also republished by FireCrest), writing under her current name, Shelagh Meyer. Gee, an artist, is adrift: her marriage has been a sham and a shambles for years; now, she can no longer paint. As she trails through memories in a desperate search for some sense and a centre to her existence, Gee recalls her great-grandmother, Margaret Esther - known in the family as Granny McIvor. Gee's late father always said Granny McIvor was a po-faced, puritanical, self-righteous old baggage. But her aged Aunt Mildred, still hanging cheerily onto life on her farm in New Zealand, remembers otherwise. Even more intriguing: 'There were things in Granny McIvor's background we were never told. If we asked too much we were hushed up, ' she writes to Gee - whose energies suddenly now have a focus. And, as it turns out, Granny had good and startling reasons for keeping some aspects of her life very quiet indeed. As she unravels the mystery of Granny McIvor's life and character, Gee's own past and her present confusions begin to disentangle: especially the monstrous enigma that was her father, and the devastation he wrought on his family. Past and present echo and mirror one another as we follow a labyrinthine family history that bristles with cruelty, madness, and occasional hilarity, but is ultimately illuminated with its own kind of redemption.

How long is The Merrythought?

The Merrythought by Shelagh Meyer is 252 pages long, and a total of 63,504 words.

This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Merrythought Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 47 minutes to read The Merrythought aloud.

What Reading Level is The Merrythought?

The Merrythought 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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