How Long to Read We Don't Talk about It. Ever

How Long Does it Take to Read We Don't Talk about It. Ever?

It takes the average reader to read We Don't Talk about It. Ever by Desiree-Anne Martin

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Description

"In 1980's apartheid Cape Town, five-year-old Desiree-Anne is grappling with how she's going to turn her tar baby doll's skin into sweet, soft lily-white. What she has learnt is that Whites are better than "everyone else". She doesn't know how to force her father to stop drinking or gambling or make her mother love her or get the boys and men to stop touching her in secret. She learns how to soothe the pain: through secret masturbation and lying. As she grows up, she begins to understand the rules of living in her depressed family as well as in her fractured community. In her teens, laden with the awkwardness of bushy, unruly hair, braces, and a body shorter and rounder than a Womble - and now firmly planted in a 'White School', Desiree-Anne is forced to confront her 'Coloured identity crisis'. She turns to self-harm, disordered eating, the thrill of petty theft and escapism through books and acting. Although she wins a place to study drama at UCT, sensing her parents cannot afford the tuition, she opts to go to the UK where she gets lost in bars, clubs and pills. On her return to South Africa she embraces the "free love" Ecstasy trance club scene but when she meets Darren, a heroin addict, she turns to needles. Her search for love and acceptance descends into a self-destructive spiral as an intravenous smack addict. This is a harrowing memoir on the darkness of addiction, but it is also a touching and sometimes humorous account of a little-girl-turned-woman's deep need and reckless pursuit for love. When Desiree-Anne finally finds recovery years later, she uncovers her real voice to talk and write about things that were previously left unspoken."--Provided by publisher.

How long is We Don't Talk about It. Ever?

We Don't Talk about It. Ever by Desiree-Anne Martin is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

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How Long Does it Take to Read We Don't Talk about It. Ever Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read We Don't Talk about It. Ever aloud.

What Reading Level is We Don't Talk about It. Ever?

We Don't Talk about It. Ever is suitable for students ages 2 and up.

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