How Long to Read Home Fires Burning

How Long Does it Take to Read Home Fires Burning?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Home Fires Burning by Karen Houppert

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

Description

As taps echoes across the cookie-cutter housing areas of upstate New York’s Fort Drum, the wives turn on the evening news, both hoping for and dreading word of their husbands overseas. It’s a ritual played out on military bases across the nation as the waiting wives of Karen Houppert’s extraordinary new book endure a long, lonely, and difficult year with their husbands far from home. Houppert, a prize winning journalist, spent a year among these women, joining them as they had babies, raised families, ran Cub Scout troops, coached soccer–and went to funerals. The waiting wives include Lauren,...

How long is Home Fires Burning?

Home Fires Burning by Karen Houppert is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Home Fires Burning Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Home Fires Burning aloud.

What Reading Level is Home Fires Burning?

Home Fires Burning 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.

Where Can I Buy Home Fires Burning?

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