How Long to Read Downside Road

How Long Does it Take to Read Downside Road?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Downside Road by Jerry Turner

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

Description

The Jenkins were never a normal family... and they never had a chance to be one. Gladys Blackstone, shop assistant in a bakery, is thrilled when Roy Jenkins, the delivery man, asks her out on a date. Handsome, debonair, well-educated, a real gentleman, he's everything an impressionable young girl could hope for in a boyfriend. Gladys is ecstatic at Roy's obvious interest in her, but her parents are worried, given that Roy is so much older. And there's more to Roy than meets the eye. Suffering from the after-effects of World War II, he is plagued by nightmares and headaches and the memory of a young Resistance worker whom he was unable to save. He finds it hard to settle into civilian life, drifting from one low-paying job to the next. When Gladys finds herself pregnant, she and Roy marry, and their wedding is a splendid affair. But their life together is anything but splendid-marred by carelessness, dishonesty, debt, and poverty-and they have five children, whose childhood balances precariously on an unstable foundation. Based on a true story, Downside Road is a gritty and realistic family saga that is both poignant and beautifully told.

How long is Downside Road?

Downside Road by Jerry Turner is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.

This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Downside Road Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Downside Road aloud.

What Reading Level is Downside Road?

Downside Road 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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