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About This Book
In this dramatic adaptation of her award-winning, bestselling memoir, Joan Didion transforms the story of the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband and their only daughter into a stunning and powerful one-woman play. “This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won’t whe...
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Reading Time Estimates
5h 47m
slow reader
180 WPM
4h 10m
average reader
250 WPM
2h 58m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 62,425 words📅 9 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
4 h 10 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
4 h 37 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
6 h 56 min
Audio 2x
3 h 28 min
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- 📅9 days reading 30 min/day
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