How Long to Read The Sitting Stone

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sitting Stone?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 30 minutes to read The Sitting Stone by Diane Cameron Elam

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

Description

Sitting there gazing at the ethereal Mobile Bay, I became keenly aware that I was joined in thought by a cast of interesting characters and an uncommon storyline. The same evening I went home and began to write as if they were talking to me. I did not stop until the book was completed the next day. The characters became very real to me and I felt that this was truly based on someone's life who needed the story told." Diane Cameron Elam The Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Alabama has been in business since the mid-1800s representing more than a hotel; it was an experience. The lodging of choice for military commanders, celebrities, royals, and Presidents' wives, Sought out by entertainers of all musical genres and just regular folks who were looking to leave their routine lives for a moment and bask in an Eden Intracoastal paradise. People have come to the Eastern Shore for over 100 years. A unique pilgrimage of free-thinkers, naturalists, conservationists, writers, artists. And those who embraced the anti-capitalist single-tax theory--sojourning down its winding green-lined pathways--drawn like bees to honeysuckle. They obeyed the clarion call to put down roots and build their future in Arcadia. The wayfaring pioneers traveling with shared beliefs and collective ethos arrived in Fairhope, seeking a fair and equitable way of life. Respecting the land and the natives already there, they shared a common hope discerning they did not arrive to rule the land but adjoin. All over America, the 70s was a time of social, cultural, and political metamorphism. Nothing characterized it as much as the music. Don McLean mourned the loss of American innocence and the death of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson by a plane crash in his iconic song, American Pie. Roberta Flack's rendition of the Ewan MacColl composition, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, hypnotized listeners with a 5-minute 22-second glimpse into the first intimacies of a relationship. Meanwhile, soul brother number one, James Brown, petitioned all who would listen to Make it Funky. Dancing to the Godfather of Soul's infectious rhythms and beats gave temporary solace from the nation's ills. Seventy-two marked a series of worrying headlines across America. Still healing from the loss of two proponents of peace and civil rights a few years earlier, Fairhope residents leaned on one another to segue from one incident to another. Fairhope is a city that lived peacefully with its neighbor, regardless of color--entrenched in a philosophy that sought life's fair Hope for all. They practiced foundational values with their neighbors affirming; equality was the most basic of inherent rights. The Sitting Stone is a story of life in Fairhope, Alabama in the 1970s. The storyline is intertwined around the Taylor family, their struggles, triumphs, and faith in God. Read and join the journey of the Taylor family as they segue through trials and triumphs undergirded by the prayers and insight of Juba Lee Taylor, the matriarch of the Taylor family. THE SITTING STONE is a testament to strong grandmothers holding it together for their families everywhere. I hope the story of THE SITTING STONE will remind readers despite the uncertainty and contention in the world. There exists a place a short drive away to a rustic and ethereal pier in Fairhope, Alabama. Looking across the glittering blue from her shores, one can imagine the myriads of aspirants who stood there before. In reverence to the watery handiwork of God, there's an unclaimed dream for the future. In obeisance, whisper a prayer of gratitude. Diane Cameron Elam

How long is The Sitting Stone?

The Sitting Stone by Diane Cameron Elam is 150 pages long, and a total of 37,500 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sitting Stone Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to read The Sitting Stone aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sitting Stone?

The Sitting Stone 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.

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