How long does it take to read A Life of Her Own?
Émilie Carles
A Life of Her Own by Émilie Carles takes about 5 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 34 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1992. 304 pages, about 83,600 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 29 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Émilie Carles (1900-1979) was born into the rigidly conservative patriarchal world of a poor and isolated peasant community in the high Alps of southeastern France. Her autobiography is the story of a world that has largely disappeared and of the one that has emerged to take its place. A woman who loved life and who was determined to make something of her own, Carles reflects on the turbulent history of the twentieth century from the viewpoints of the many roles she played in it: teacher, farmer, feminist, pacifist, political activist. The tone of Carles's memoir reflects the strength and joy she brought to a fight against ignorance and intolerance, a fight for peace and justice sustained to the end of her long life. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable woman.
Subjects: Pacifists, Farmers, Teachers, Biography, History
