How Long to Read Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story

How Long Does it Take to Read Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino

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

Description

“Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story is fun and funny, wonderfully exuberant, and incredibly wise. These endearing characters—their voices and stories— will be with me for a long time to come. I didn’t want to say good-bye.” –Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of Hieroglyphics An utterly delightful and surprising family drama—think Moonstruck and My Big Fat Greek Wedding set in New Jersey—about a boisterous, complicated Italian family determined to help their widowed mother find a new boyfriend. Lively widow Varina Palladino has lived in the same house in Wyldale, New Jersey, her entire life. The town might be slightly stuck in the 1960s, when small businesses thrived and most residents were Italian, but its population is getting younger and the Palladinos are embracing the change. What Varina’s not embracing, much to her ninety-two-year-old mother’s dismay, is dating. Running Palladino’s Italian Specialties grocery, caring for her mother, and keeping her large, loud Jersey Italian family from killing one another takes up all of Varina’s energy anyway. Sylvia Spini worries about her daughter Varina being left all alone when she dies. Sylvia knows what it is to be old and alone, so when her granddaughter, Donatella, comes to her with an ill-conceived plan to find Varina a man, Sylvia dives in. The three men of the family—Dante, Tommy, and Paulie—are each secretly plotting their own big life changes, which will throw everyone for a loop. Three generations of Palladinos butt heads and break one another’s hearts as they wrestle with their own Jersey Italian love stories in this hilarious and life-affirming ode to love and family.

How long is Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story?

Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story by Terri-Lynne DeFino is 362 pages long, and a total of 91,224 words.

This makes it 122% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story aloud.

What Reading Level is Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story?

Varina Palladino's Jersey Italian Love Story 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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