It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Holding On? by Hazel McHaffie
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
This book combines the gripping qualities of a novel with a more serious exploration of the ethics of prolonging the life of tiny infants both on the edge of viability. It is a book which will at once open the eyes of medical students to the dilemmas of decision making and also touch the hearts of parents. This book will touch the hearts of parents and all those who have experienced the tragedy that the birth of a "less than perfect" baby can bring to a family. It will also open the eyes of health professionals to the living reality that can surround the care of premature or severely abnormal infants and pose the ethical dilemmas that this novel illustrates so poignantly.
Holding On? by Hazel McHaffie is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Holding On? aloud.
Holding On? is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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