It takes the average reader 7 hours and 5 minutes to read In the House of Love by Farouk Asvat
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IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE The English version of the novel, Sadness In The House Of Love, was previously published separately as a book. Although In The House Of Love novel is also written in English, it is the original version, with words, phrases and dialogue in cape town slang / skollie lingo / kaapse praatjies / kombuis afrikaans / & local patois. The blossoming love between Siddique and Wasiela in the midst of an uprising against the cruel regime is set against the bleakness and the beauty of the peninsula - the myriad characters reacting with humour and courage to the turmoil surrounding them. Against the backdrop of the ever-present mountain and the persistent south-easter, the novel is a portrait of a cosmopolitan city isolated from the world, of a happy-go-lucky community caught up in the throes of a revolt against oppression, of an extended family responding to the new challenges facing them, of the slowly developing love between the two protagonists getting entangled in the maelstrom - with devastating consequences. contents: The Family Of Many Children In The Motherless Mother City Days And Nights Full Of Fire And Love Sadness In The House Of Love A Whirlwind Of Ashes [] SADNESS IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE 1. The Family Of Many Children In The Motherless Mother City "They chase shadows," Fahdila said with measured contempt. Only Siddique, dreaming of the treacherous Atlantic eyes of Wasiela - the fairest virgin of the Cape - heard her. He looked at Fahdila's alabaster features across the supper table ... and said nothing. Her voice reverberated in his skull, flying among the colourful discord of budgies flying around in the rarefied air of the lounge, hovering about in the excited atmosphere of cousins and aunts gathered for the evening. From then on boisterous laughter took over, a carnival of delights in the festive atmosphere: ...
In the House of Love by Farouk Asvat is 416 pages long, and a total of 106,496 words.
This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 130% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 41 minutes to read In the House of Love aloud.
In the House of Love is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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