{"title":"PATIENCE","subtitle":"The Courage to Begin Again","author":"Rochealle Waites","kind":"short-novel","hook":"An accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life.","description":"An accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life. Rochealle Waites explores adult literacy, dignity, and the patience needed to begin learning without discounting a lifetime of skill.","shortSocialCaption":"PATIENCE by Rochealle Waites. An accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life. Read the complete short novel free: https://goodnovels.org/books/patience/","longSocialCaption":"An accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life.\n\nHow should a person’s need for help be understood alongside the skills they already possess?\n\nPATIENCE by Rochealle Waites. Read the complete GoodNovels.org Short Edition free online, or download EPUB and PDF. No account or email signup is required.\nhttps://goodnovels.org/books/patience/","firstLookExcerpt":"PATIENCE by Rochealle Waites\n\nAn accomplished Oxford mechanic has spent decades hiding his difficulty with reading. Becoming a beginner will ask him to accept help without surrendering the dignity and competence he has earned across the rest of his life.\n\nA question to carry into the story: How should a person’s need for help be understood alongside the skills they already possess?\n\nRead the complete GoodNovels.org Short Edition free online, or download EPUB and PDF. No account or email signup is required. https://goodnovels.org/books/patience/","canonicalUrl":"https://goodnovels.org/books/patience/","formats":["browser","epub","pdf"],"accessPolicy":"daily-complimentary-short-edition","accessLabel":"Read the complete short novel free. No account or email signup is required.","cover":{"publicUrl":"/images/short-editions/patience-fec8daeeb708-800.jpg","alt":"PATIENCE: The Courage to Begin Again by Rochealle Waites, illustrated book cover","variants":[{"url":"/images/short-editions/patience-fec8daeeb708-400.jpg","width":400,"height":600},{"url":"/images/short-editions/patience-fec8daeeb708-800.jpg","width":800,"height":1200},{"url":"/images/short-editions/patience-fec8daeeb708-1024.jpg","width":1024,"height":1536}]},"discussionPrompt":"How should a person’s need for help be understood alongside the skills they already possess?","guide":{"kind":"single-question-starting-point","discussionPrompt":"How should a person’s need for help be understood alongside the skills they already possess?","questions":[{"text":"How should a person’s need for help be understood alongside the skills they already possess?","spoilerClassification":"safe"}],"organizerUrl":"https://goodnovels.org/book-clubs/","fullTitleSpecificGuideAvailable":false},"slug":"patience","availableFormats":["browser","epub","pdf"]}