About This Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE'S JOHN LEONARD PRIZE • WINNER OF THE PEN / HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION • Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life o...
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Reading Time Estimates
8h 9m
slow reader
180 WPM
5h 52m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 11m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 88,000 words📅 12 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
5 h 52 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
6 h 31 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
9 h 47 min
Audio 2x
4 h 53 min
That's about:
- 📅12 days reading 30 min/day
- 🚇12 commutes of 30 min each
