How Long to Read Heat Wave

How Long Does it Take to Read Heat Wave?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Heat Wave by Penelope Lively

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

Description

It is a long, hot summer at World's End, a two-family grey stone cottage in the English countryside. Pauline is editing a romance novel in the smaller dwelling, and the larger part is occupied by her daughter, Teresa; Teresa's baby; and her husband, Maurice, a writer, whose infatuation with his editor's girlfriend is growing. Pauline fears for Teresa, who is passionately in love with her husband, for she senses Maurice's imminent betrayal. She remembers a time when her possessive passion for Teresa's father eroded her own youth. A stunning and unexpected denouncement irrevocably changes the...

How long is Heat Wave?

Heat Wave by Penelope Lively is 228 pages long, and a total of 58,824 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heat Wave Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 21 minutes to read Heat Wave aloud.

What Reading Level is Heat Wave?

Heat Wave 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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