It takes the average reader 9 hours and 18 minutes to read A Time for Silence by Philippa Carr
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
DIVWhile the world teeters on the brink of World War I, a young woman’s indiscretion leads to a seething viper’s nest of blackmail and murder /divDIV In 1912, with war looming on the horizon, thirteen-year-old Lucinda Greenham is sent to an exclusive boarding school in Belgium. Her joy in sharing this adventure with her best friend, Annabelinda, is cut short when Annabelinda has a clandestine affair leading to pregnancy. Annabelinda’s family arranges a “rest cure” and when the girl returns to school, she seems to have forgotten the incident. Then, in the wake of Germany’s invasion of Belgium, Lucinda and Annabelinda are forced to flee across Europe and find a welcome savior in the dashing Major Marcus Merrivale./divDIV /divDIVSafely back in England, Lucinda vows to keep her friend’s secret. But someone in the household has uncovered the truth about Annabelinda and the lively baby called Edward. Now Lucinda, who has lost her heart to a decorated soldier, is faced with keeping another secret. As a blackmail plot erupts in murder, and war eradicates a way of life forever, Lucinda discovers that there is a time for love . . . and a time for silence./div
A Time for Silence by Philippa Carr is 539 pages long, and a total of 139,601 words.
This makes it 182% the length of the average book. It also has 171% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 42 minutes to read A Time for Silence aloud.
A Time for Silence is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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