How Long to Read Home Fires

How Long Does it Take to Read Home Fires?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Home Fires by Elizabeth Day

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

Description

Max Weston, twenty-one and a newly commissioned lance corporal, leaves home for his first posting in central Africa. Fiercely patriotic and a natural leader, he is eager to make a difference. He never comes back. His parents, Caroline and Andrew, are devastated by the death of their only child. Their grief threatens to overwhelm their marriage until the empty space between them is filled by the arrival of Andrew’s ninety-eight-year-old mother, Elsa. Always elegant, cutting and critical of Caroline, the old woman is now disabled and disoriented. As she lies in the spare room, the past unspools...

How long is Home Fires?

Home Fires by Elizabeth Day is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Home Fires Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Home Fires aloud.

What Reading Level is Home Fires?

Home Fires 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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