It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read The Midwife's Daughter by Patricia Ferguson
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. The new novel from Orange Prize listed author Patricia Ferguson is a deeply moving tale about two sisters and the young black orphan who changes their lives - for anyone who loves Call the Midwife or Andrea Levy. Violet Dimond, the Holy Terror, has delivered many of the town children - and often their children - in her capacity as handywoman. But Violet's calling is dying out as, with medicine's advances, the good old ways are no longer good enough. Grace, Violet's adopted daughter, is a symbol of change herself. In the place where she has grown up and everyone...
The Midwife's Daughter by Patricia Ferguson is 400 pages long, and a total of 100,000 words.
This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read The Midwife's Daughter aloud.
The Midwife's Daughter is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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