How Long to Read Assumption City

How Long Does it Take to Read Assumption City?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read Assumption City by Terrence Murphy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

On a blustery December morning Tommy Rowley parks his old Volvo behind the Pius XII Auditorium, carefully places his college acceptance letter on the passenger seat, pulls up his collar against the wind, and walks into the woods. Minutes later he ends his life, hoping to bury a secret forever. Almost eight years later, a glowing window is discovered during a power outage on the campus of a Boston hospital. After some claim to see an image of the Virgin Mary in the window, Saint Katherine’s Hospital quickly becomes a magnet for the devout, the curious, and the profit-minded—just as the Catholic Church’s sexual abuse scandal is spinning out of control. Meanwhile, stories of blackmail and conspiracy surface, secrets are revealed, and events escalate to a violent and unanticipated climax. As one of the characters says, “There’s no end to the Tommy Rowley tragedy.” In this fast-paced and suspenseful novel the plans and motives of its colorful characters emerge and finally erupt into open conflict. At once satiric and spiritual, comic and deeply serious, Murphy’s fiction plunges readers into a vibrant community of strong traditions and beliefs whose shared culture cannot conceal its fierce rivalries, and the constant threat of its ideals from secular and clerical opportunists. The story will captivate anyone who has pondered the actions of people mesmerized by unexplained phenomena. The questions it raises—of the proper response to evil acts, of the durability of loyalty, of competing visions of justice—will stay with readers long after the story ends.

How long is Assumption City?

Assumption City by Terrence Murphy is 412 pages long, and a total of 103,824 words.

This makes it 139% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Assumption City Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read Assumption City aloud.

What Reading Level is Assumption City?

Assumption City is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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